When examining the patient's laboratory values, the nurse notices an elevation in the eosinophil count. The nurse realizes that eosinophils become elevated:
a. with acute bacterial infections.
b. in response to allergens and parasites.
c. when the spleen is removed.
d. in situations that do not require phagocytosis.
B
An elevation in the neutrophil count (not eosinophil count) usually indicates a bacterial infection. Eosinophils are important in the defense against allergens and parasites and are thought to be involved in the detoxification of foreign proteins. Eosinophils are found largely in the tissues of the skin, lung, and gastrointestinal tract (not the spleen). Eosinophils respond to chemotactic mechanisms triggering them to participate in phagocytosis.
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