Which of the Following Laboratory Results Would Be Found in a Patient

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following laboratory results would be found in a patient with spherocytosis associated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia?

• A) No correction of the autohemolysis test with glucose
• B) Some correction of the autohemolysis test with the addition of glucose
• C) Normal incubated osmotic fragility test
• D) Abnormal radioimmunoassay for spectrin
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Primary Alcohol

An alcohol with the hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom that is connected to only one other carbon atom.

Grignard-Based Synthesis

A method of forming carbon-carbon bonds by reacting Grignard reagents (organomagnesium compounds) with electrophiles, crucial in the formation of alcohols, carboxylic acids, and other functional groups.

Benzyl Bromide

An organic compound consisting of a benzene ring attached to a bromomethyl group, used as a chemical intermediate in synthesis.

3-Phenylpropan-1-ol

An organic compound that is a member of the alcohol functional group and is characterized by a phenyl ring attached to a three-carbon chain ending with an -OH group.