The patient's lab report reveals an elevated WBC and increased neutrophils. These findings indicate that the patient
a. is at high risk for infection
b. has an infection
c. does not have an infection
d. probably has microorganisms that have not yet caused an infection
B
Neutrophils are the most numerous granulocytes and are especially reactive to bacteria. The number of circulating neutrophils will increase during bacterial infections. They are rarely found in healthy tissue. They appear in the blood in large numbers.
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