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A 32 -year-old female patien t presen ts with fatigue and dyspnea. She appears pale, but has an otherwise normal physical examination. Complete blood cou nt shows leukocyte count 1 95 .000/,LLL. hemoglobin 6.8 g/dl, and platelet count 1 0.000/,LLL. The periph- eral blood smear is shown below.
What findings on the peripheral blood smear would be consistent with a diagnosis of acute my-eloid leukemia?
- Absent nucleoli, coarse chromatin, stains positive for peroxidase
- Prominent nucleoli, coarse chromatin, stains positive for peroxidase
- Absent nucleoli, fine chromatin, negative peroxidase staining
- Prominent nucleoli, fine chromatin, stains positive for peroxidase
Medicine
D. AML blasts have prominent nucleoli and fine chromatin and may stain positive for peroxidase.
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