A 45-Year-Old Patient Visits His Physician for a Routine Examination

A 45-year-old patient visits his physician for a routine examination to address his hypertension.The patient has prominent splenomegaly and rosy cheeks.He is also a smoker.Lab values are: -EPO: elevated;
-WBC count: 18.4 x 10⁹/L4;
-RBC count: 6.84 x 10¹²/L;
-PLT count: 705 x10⁹/L.
Based on these findings, what would you expect to find in the bone marrow?

A) Myeloid hypoplasia
B) Erythroid hypoplasia
C) Erythroid hyperplasia
D) Panmyelosis

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