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The usual cause of elevated white cell count (leukocytosis) is a bacterial infection. Once the infection is treated the count automatically comes down. Less common causes are autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and leukemia. The outcome depends on the underlying cause.
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What happens to the number of white blood cells when you get a disease?
The white cell count increases
A special type of white blood cell count used as a diagnostic tool is known as?
differential white blood cell count
White Blood Cell count of 3.5 Good or Bad?
The normal white blood cell count for an adult will be between 4,000 and 10,000 white blood cells per microlitre.
Do i have the power to influence cabbage's growth rate with my Red Blood Cell count?
certainly not! How would your blood cell count have anything to do with a cabbage's growth rate?
What does white blood cell count and differential mean?
A white blood cell (WBC) count determines the concentration of white blood cells in the patient's blood. A differential determines the percentage of each of the five types of mature white blood cells.
What happens to the white blood cell count in an anemic patient?
Nothing happens to the white blood cells in an anemic patient. It is the red blood cell count that goes down.
What happens if white blood cell count is high?
If white blood cell count is high that means the body is responding to an infection.
What does a wight blood cell do?
If you mean a white blood cell, it fights any infections or diseases.
What happens to the number of white blood cells when you get a disease?
The white cell count increases
What does a white blood cell count of 10.6 mean?
white blood cell count is 11.7 what does this mean?
Would appendicitis show up on a blood test?
yes.And the white blood cell will count very high due to the infection of apendicsus.
What happens when white blood cell count is 30000?
If you have a white blood cell count of 30,000, your doctor will most likely run more tests to figure out why you have a high count. High white blood cell counts can be caused by anemia, infections, inflammatory disease, or leukemia.
Can eczema cause low white blood cell count?
Eczema do not cause low white blood cell count.
A special type of white blood cell count used as a diagnostic tool is known as?
differential white blood cell count
Why is your white blood cell count 28?
swollen prostate and white cell count 28
Can Paxil affect white blood cell count?
I'm on it and I was sent to the doctor for a low white blood cell count so maybe
What does it mean if your white blood count is 11.9?
A white blood cell count of 11.9 indicates an extremely low blood cell count. This means that your body doesn't have enough natural antibodies to fight infection.
