A clinical laboratory scientist sees unusual darkly stained cytoplasmic inclusions in leukocytes that she has not seen before. She should:
a. Ignore them; they probably are not significant.
b. Report that the patient has Alder-Reilly anomaly.
c. Report toxic granulation if the patient is known to have an infection.
d. Have a supervisor or pathologist look at the cells.
ANS: D
Whenever a clinical laboratory scientist sees an unusual morphologic finding that he or she cannot identify, the slide should be referred to the supervisor or pathologist, following the laboratory's protocol for handling of such findings.
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