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A client presents to the emergency department with a swollen, reddened, painful leg wound and has been diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cellulitis. The health care provider has ordered a complete blood count and white cell differential. Which blood components would the provider most likely anticipate to be elevated?

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Neutrophils

Step-by-step explanation:

The neutrophils are a type of white blood cells which are necessary for the proper immune function of the body. The neutrophils count in the body are normally within a particular range. In a situation whereby they are elevated it indicate that they have been mobilized in order to fight against the foreign body that has invaded the system.

They are also mobilized in a situation where there is an injury to body.

Neutrophils count can be decreased in a case of chronic infection that leads to immunosuppresion.

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