A client is diagnosed with a parasitic infection. The nurse realizes that which of the following white blood cell counts will be elevated?
1. Basophils
2. Eosinophils
3. Lymphocytes
4. Neutrophils
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Eosinophils are classically associated with infections from parasites. Eosinophils are also more involved in the reactions to allergies. Basophils are central to the inflammatory process and neutrophils respond to bacterial infections. Lymphocytes are cells that work in acquired immunity.
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