Nurse Kay checks the morning lab work on a client admitted with status asthmaticus. Which of the following results would suggest an allergic basis for the client’s illness, if the nurse noted it to be elevated on the white blood cell (WBC) differential?
a. Eosinophils
b. Lymphocytes
c. Monocytes
d. Neutrophils
Answer A. An elevated eosinophils count can be seen on asthma,
especially when the condition is associated with a hypersensitivity reaction.
Eosinophils can also be elevated in several autoimmune diseases.
a. Eosinophils
b. Lymphocytes
c. Monocytes
d. Neutrophils
Answer A. An elevated eosinophils count can be seen on asthma,
especially when the condition is associated with a hypersensitivity reaction.
Eosinophils can also be elevated in several autoimmune diseases.
