A 47-year-old female presented the her provider with severe…
A 47-year-old female presented the her provider with severe fatigue. She has had a history of microspic hematuria and oliguria, in the past couple of weeks her symptoms have gotten worse and she noticed a signaficant change in the color of her urine. The providered orders a complete urinalysis and the following results were obtained. Based on the results seen on the report form; what portion of the nephron is being impacted by this patients condition and what protein is being detected by the reagent strip?
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For a patient whose slide you are reviewing, the CBC analyzer provides a platelet count of 264,000/uL. When you perform the platelet estimate on the patient’s slide, your result is 402,000/uL. What is the most likely reason for this discrepancy?
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The following image is from the peripheral blood smear of a 16-year-old Black male who’s been complaining of shortness of breath and pain in his fingers and toes at football practice. Identify the red blood cell poikilocyte at the blue arrow.
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