A patient with a family history of anemia is admitted to the unit. What type of blood cell would be characteristic of an anemia with a familial pattern?
1. Eosinophil
2. Sickle cell
3. Lymphocyte
4. Reticulocyte
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Rationale 1: Eosinophils are normal cells present in the blood.
Rationale 2: The sickle cell is an abnormal cell, shaped like a sickle, and is unique to sickle cell anemia, which has a familial pattern.
Rationale 3: Lymphocytes are normal cells present in blood.
Rationale 4: Reticulocytes are normal cells present in blood.
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