Question of the Week # 158

158) A 55 year old man comes to the Emergency Room complaining of left upper quadrant discomfort. His physical examination reveals Splenomegaly. Laboratory investigations were sent but there was a significant delay in sending the specimen to the laboratory after collection. Laboratory investigations reveal a WBC count of 110,000/µl with neutrophilia,  basophilia and eosinophilia and Serum potassium of  3.0/µl. Leucocyte Alkaline Phosphatase level is low. A bone marrow biopsy is obtained and the results are pending. The most likely explanation of the patients hypokalemia :

A) Delay in specimen transport to lab

B) Marked Leucocytosis and Delay in specimen transport

C) Tumor Lysis

D) Splenomegaly

E) Renal loss

Archer USMLE Step 3

2 Thoughts on “Question of the Week # 158

  1. stefan on July 14, 2011 at 5:03 am said:

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