What are three defining characteristics that would help the laboratory professional differentiate between a blast and an activated lymphocyte?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Blasts: high N:C ratio; large cell; open chromatin pattern with prominent nucleoli; scanty basophilic cytoplasm
Activated lymphocyte: Low N:C ratio; large, but may be variable sized cell; more clumped chromatin and oval-shaped nucleus; abundant cytoplasm with basophilic rim; "kiss" other cells producing a scalloped cell shape
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A) -24 B) -25 C) -32 D) -57
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________ Using Category I codes reduces the amount of time spent by the medical office auditing charts to collect information
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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