Select the normal approximate percentage of the various WBCs in an adult

Neut Band EO Baso Lymph Mono

a. 63 2 4 1 25 5
b. 29 11 9 11 10 30
c. 60 2 4 11 4 19
d. 59 26 1 1 11 2

ANS: A
In an adult the reference ranges for each type of white cell fall in the approximate ranges given in Choice a. In Choice b, too few neutrophils and lymphocytes are seen, as well as too many of the other cell types. Choice c has too many basophils, too few lymphocytes, and too many monocytes. Choice d has too many bands and too few lymphocytes.

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