Question

The complete blood count report of a patient with a high fever as a result of infection following receiving chemotherapy for cancer, shows a red blood cell count of 4.5 million cells per microliter (normal is 4.35 to 5.65 million cells/microliter), white blood cell count of 4,500 cells per microliter (normal is 4,500 to 11,000/microliter), neutrophil count of 450 (10%), basophil count of 45 cells per microliter (1%), eosinophil count of 90 cells per microliter (2%), and platelet count of 350,000 per microliter (normal is 125,000 to 450,000/microliter). Based on these findings, what medical term fits these lab findings BEST?
Group of answer choices

Neutrophilia

Eosinophilia

Neutropenia

Leukocytosis

Answer 1

Neutropenia