The following sentence has a blank indicating that something has been left out. Beneath the sentence are six words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. After the new evidence emerged, the detective ________ the case to ensure nothing had been overlooked.
Read DetailsA patient presents with an MCV: 77 fl and the RBCs appear slightly hypochromic, microcytic, while the platelets are normal in size and number. Other tests include:Serum iron is decreasedTIBC is increasedSerum ferritin is decreasedThese findings are compatible with which disorder below?
Read DetailsYou are performing cytochemical stains on a bone marrow of a patient who is recently diagnosed with acute leukemia. Stains for myeloperoxidase and specific esterase are positive. Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining is negative. What lineage are the blasts present in the patient’s sample?
Read DetailsAn excess of the cells seen below was seen in the peripheral blood of a patient. These cells represented a clone of cells that was CD3 and CD8 positive. The case was diagnosed as Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia. The cells are:
Read DetailsA 74 year old presented with acute painful swelling in the right leg following a cross country airplane flight. The patient has had persistent prolonged aPTTs of 89 seconds, 85 seconds, and 95 seconds, which correct with a mixing study, suggesting a factor deficiency. The patient has no history of bleeding despite several previous surgeries. The results of the aPTTs indicate a likely deficiency in:
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