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Review Question - QID 213370

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QID 213370 (Type "213370" in App Search)
A 21-year-old woman presents to the clinic complaining of cough and fatigue for the past 3 weeks. She reports rhinorrhea, headache, congestion, and a nonproductive cough that has persisted over the past 3 weeks. She denies chest pain, palpitations, dyspnea, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal changes, or lightheadedness but endorses fatigue and subjective fever. A physical examination demonstrates mild wheezing at the bibasilar lung fields. A chest radiograph is subsequently ordered and is shown in Figure A. Preliminary laboratory findings are shown below:

Hemoglobin: 10.1 g/dL
Hematocrit: 36%
Leukocyte count: 11,400/mm^3
Platelet count: 160,000/mm^3

What laboratory abnormality would be the most specific finding for this patient’s condition?
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