A patient's laboratory values indicate a "shift to the left.". The nurse would expect changes in which cell count?
1. Platelets
2. White blood cell count
3. Erythrocytes
4. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
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Rationale 1: Changes in platelets are not described as a "shift to the left.".
Rationale 2: A "shift to the left" represents an increase in the total white blood cell count. The bone marrow is stimulated to release a large number of relatively immature cells and juvenile cells as a compensatory mechanism to combat severe infection.
Rationale 3: Changes in erythrocytes are not described as a "shift to the left.".
Rationale 4: Changes in ANC are not described as a "shift to the left.".
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