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1	"Case 9" Case 9
2	Case 9 History: 18 year old male student from south of iran. Came to the emergency room with symptoms of fever, shaking chills, nausea, and generalized malaise; occurring intermittently over the past five days. Physical Exam: Fever of 103.3°F. Tachycardia with a heart rate of 122.Otherwise within normal limits.
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4	CBC RBC 5.85 x 10[12]/L HGB 13.3 g/dL HCT 41.8 % MCV 71.5 fL MCH 22.7 pg MCHC 31.8 g/dL RDW 12.1 WBC 6.2 x 10[9]/L)N 89 % L 8 M 2 E 1 B 0( PLT 102 x 10[9]/L
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6	What morphologic alterations are seen in this blood smear field?
7	What further laboratory studies, if any, are indicated?
8	What is the most likely diagnosis?