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.
ANS: 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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