MCQ Hematology 28

A 50-year-old white man comes to see you because he was told he had "high blood." Physical exam is normal except for a ruddy complexion, which he says he has had most of his adult life .He has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day since he was 16 years old. A CBC shows a normal WBC count and differential, normal platelet count, a hemoglobin of 18.4 g/dL, and a hematocrit of 57%. The next set of tests to order after the preliminary assessment would include all of the following, except

A. Serum EPO level
B. Determination of venous P50 (partial pressure of oxygen at which the hemoglobin is 50% saturated)
C. Arterial oxygen saturation determination
D. Carbon monoxide determination
E. Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy

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