Immunology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 76-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a sudden loss of vision in her right eye for 10 minutes that morning, which subsided spontaneously. Over the past 2 months, she has had multiple episodes of left-sided headaches and pain in her jaw while chewing. Examination shows conjunctival pallor. Range of motion of the shoulders and hips is slightly limited by pain. Her erythrocyte sedimentation rate is 69 mm/h. Treatment with the appropriate medication for this patient's condition is initiated. Which of the following sets of laboratory findings is most likely as a consequence of treatment?
Answer choices
- ALymphocytes ↓, Neutrophils ↓, Eosinophils ↓, Fibroblasts ↓
- BLymphocytes ↑, Neutrophils ↑, Eosinophils ↓, Fibroblasts ↑
- CLymphocytes ↓, Neutrophils ↑, Eosinophils ↑, Fibroblasts ↑
- DLymphocytes ↓, Neutrophils ↓, Eosinophils ↑, Fibroblasts ↓
- ELymphocytes ↓, Neutrophils ↑, Eosinophils ↓, Fibroblasts ↓Correct answer
- FLymphocytes ↑, Neutrophils ↓, Eosinophils ↓, Fibroblasts ↓
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