The nurse is taking care of a patient who is prescribed chloramphenicol. After three days, the patient develops fatigue and dyspnea on exertion. Physical assessment reveals tachycardia, pallor and multiple petechiae on the trunk and extremities. The nurse anticipates which laboratory result(s)?
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