Hematopathology Set 1

For each of the following patients, select the most likely pathologic finding:

1. A 62-year-old woman feels well but is found to have a WBC count of 32,300/microliter with a differential count of 10 segs, 2 bands, 85 lymphs, and 3 monos:

2. A 58-year-old man has some back pain. His total serum protein is 9.2 g/dl with an albumin of 4.7 g/dl:

3. A 25-year-old man has been fatigued "all the time" for several weeks. Physical examination is unremarkable except for mild generalized tender lymphadenopathy. A CBC shows a WBC count of 12,800/microliter with differential of 60 segs, 4 bands, 10 lymphs, 11 atypical lymphs, 11 monos, 2 eos, and 2 basos:

4. A 33-year-old woman has a WBC count of 87,000/microliter. She develops disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC):

5. A 63-year-old man has a CBC with WBC count 1200/microliter, Hgb 7.3 g/dL, Hct 21.8%, MCV 89 fL, and platelet count 45,000/microliter. Tear drop cells are noted on the peripheral blood smear:

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