The nurse notes a rise in the eosinophil count and suspects the patient has a(n):
a. bacterial infection.
b. allergy.
c. viral infection.
d. blood dyscrasia.
B
In the event of an allergy or the infestation of pinworms, the eosinophil count will rise. Bacterial infection stimulates the production of neutrophils and segmented neutrophils; lymphocytes are increased with viral infections. Blood dyscrasia refers to an imbalance in numbers of types of cells or other pathologic conditions of the blood.
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