Question

A patient has an infected puncture wound to her foot. Which type of white blood cell would you expect to be immediately elevated in a differential white cell count?

a. neutrophils
b. eosinophils
c. basophils
d. lymphocytes
e. monocytes

Answer 1

The asnwer is A. neutrophils.

Step-by-step explanation:

Patient with a puncture wound infected in the foot, in a differential count of white blood cells, NEUTROPHILES will be immediately elevated. Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infections and heal injuries. They also increase in a large number of diseases or disorders of the body.