A patient with Essential thrombocythemia was extracted for CBC to monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic phlebotomy. The medical technologist processed the sample and found-out that the platelet count is low. The Medical Technologist prepared a peripheral blood smear & found-out that the Platelets adhere to the surrounding of neutrophils. The medtech recollect blood in another anticoagulant and the result returned to high platelet count. Given the above situation, answer the following questions: What caused the 1st specimen to have low platelet counts? What do you call this phenomenon? Explain. How will you correct this phenomenon?

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A patient with Essential
thrombocythemia was extracted
for CBC to monitor the
effectiveness of therapeutic
phlebotomy. The medical
technologist processed the
sample and found-out that
the platelet count is low. The
Medical Technologist prepared
a peripheral blood smear &
found-out that the Platelets
adhere to the surrounding
of neutrophils. The medtech
recollect blood in another
anticoagulant and the result
returned to high platelet count.
Given the above situation, answer
the following questions:
What caused the 1st specimen to
have low platelet counts?
What do you call this
phenomenon? Explain.
How will you correct this
phenomenon?
4 of 10
Transcribed Image Text:12:08 * 4 O 21) 4 01:57:39 Remaining Short Answer A patient with Essential thrombocythemia was extracted for CBC to monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic phlebotomy. The medical technologist processed the sample and found-out that the platelet count is low. The Medical Technologist prepared a peripheral blood smear & found-out that the Platelets adhere to the surrounding of neutrophils. The medtech recollect blood in another anticoagulant and the result returned to high platelet count. Given the above situation, answer the following questions: What caused the 1st specimen to have low platelet counts? What do you call this phenomenon? Explain. How will you correct this phenomenon? 4 of 10
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