Bone Marrow

Ungraded Practice Question

The upper photograph of a bone marrow section reveals distinct hyperplasia with total replacement of marrow fat. A bone marrow smear stained with Wright/Giemsa is displayed in the lower photograph. Calculate the M:E ratio between myeloid and erythroid cells found in the lower photograph. The total peripheral blood white blood cell count was 5,400/cumm. This bone marrow architecture may be found in each of the following conditions except:

Please select the single best answer

Hemolytic anemia
Erythroleukemia
Rapid ascent to high altitude
Hypoventilation hypoxia

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