The presence of excess bands in the peripheral blood that indicate severe infection is called
a. shift to the left.
b. shift to the right.
c. bone marrow aspiration.
d. thrombocytosis.
A
The presence of excess bands in the peripheral blood is called a shift to the left (i.e., a shift toward immature cells) and indicates severe infection.
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