A Student Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Community-Acquired

question 41

Multiple Choice

A student nurse is caring for a patient with community-acquired pneumonia.Which of the following lab results may be expected and would indicate a left shift in the differential?

• A)The number of red blood cells is lower than normal.
• B)The number of band neutrophils is higher than normal.
• C)The number of eosinophils is higher than normal.
• D)The number of basophils is higher than normal.

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