NBME 23 Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase activity greater than 250 U/L (NBME Answers)

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A 46-year-old woman has a 1-day history of ...
Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase activity greater than 250 U/L🔍,📺
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submitted by vshummy(163),

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vshummy "Very low leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) as a result of low activity in malignant neutrophils vs benign neutrophilia (leukemoid reaction) in which LAP is increased due to increased leukocyte count with neutrophilia in response to stressors (eg, infections, medications, severe hemorrhage)." +5

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submitted by nlkrueger(44),

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lispectedwumbologist Because you'll see some blast cells in a leukemoid reaction. It won't be 0%. +8

paulkarr Also, don't get confused with 0% Basophils. Basophils are seen in CML but not in Leukemoid reactions. I just went with LAP because they pointed it out in the lab values. Had that not been there, I would have chosen "0% basophils" +1

usmile1 the "left shift" you see in leukomoid reaction actually is describing the increase in immature leukocytes on CBC. that is why the LAP is important to be able to distinguish them +

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submitted by paulkarr(55),

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thotcandy LAP 100-249 do not fall into the answer choice but would still be considered high value and thus +LAP to indicate leukemoid. A LAP- would be in the normal values which is 20-100, not below 250 like the answer choice indicates. +

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submitted by imnotarobotbut(161),

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nor16 yeah but pathoma doesnt help here... +1

thotcandy Yeah but LAP is normally 20-100 so a 100-250 U/L is still + which would indicate Leukemoid reaction, no? That's why I didn't pick it, Because I figured 250 u/l was just some random number and it didn't make sense. a -LAP would be in the normal range, 20-100 which would THEN indicate CML. +

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submitted by aakb(13),

can someone explain to me why 0% basophils is incorrect?