An elevated leukocyte count is indicative of infection. What procedure would give a physician a better guess at what type of infection?
A) a hemoglobin A1C test
B) a platelet count
C) a CBC
D) a bleeding time test
E) a differential white blood cell count
Ans: E) a differential white blood cell count
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