A Patient Wants to Know What Was Meant When the Doctor

Multiple Choice

A patient wants to know what was meant when the doctor said that his white blood cell (WBC) count had a shift to the left. The nurse explains that a shift to the left indicates:

A) an improvement in an infectious process.
B) the relative effectiveness of the antibiotic therapy.
C) an increase in the number of immature WBCs.
D) that the infection is viral in nature.