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NREMT Advanced EMT

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Your patient has a white cell count of 11,200 per cubic millimeter. What does this suggest?
  1. Nothing. This is a normal number.
  2. The patient has an infection
  3. The patient has leukemia
  4. The patient is pregnant
Explanation
Answer - B - A patient with a white cell count of 11,200 per cubic millimeter suggests an infection. A normal count is from 5,000 to 9,000 per cubic millimeter of blood; a count of 10,800 to 23,000 per cubic millimeter suggests a bacterial infection. Thus, a patient with a cell count of 11,200 should be checked for possible infections. A patient with a white cell count of 30,000 per cubic millimeter suggests leukemia.
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