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There are many different causes to a high white blood cell count. Some of these causes include an infection, an immune disorder, a disease of the bone marrow, and a reaction to a drug.
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Does a high white blood cell count mean HIV?
No. High WBC is a sign of infection.
What does a high wbc of 15.4 mean?
WBC refers to the white blood cell count. A WBC of 15.4 can show that you are suffering from some sort of infection. Some medications like prednisone can also elevate your WBC.
What does low wbc mean?
low wbc = low "white bloodcell count". These "leucocytes" are a part of the immunesystem
What would elevate your white blood count?
WBC
In CBC blood test what does the WBC category stand for?
In a CBC (complete blood count), WBC stands for White Blood Cells.
What can you do if wbc count is 12500?
Normal WBC count is 4 to 11000. This count is high indicating infection So repeat the WBC count after one week
Does a high white blood cell count mean HIV?
No. High WBC is a sign of infection.
Failure to gain weight high wbc high platelet count what could this mean?
it means you have a high metabolisim
What does a high wbc of 15.4 mean?
WBC refers to the white blood cell count. A WBC of 15.4 can show that you are suffering from some sort of infection. Some medications like prednisone can also elevate your WBC.
What does a WBC count of 42000 mean?
A WBC count of 42,000 is extremely high, indicating a severe infectious and/or inflammatory condition.
What does a wbc count of 13.0 mean also mcv count is 100 and neutrophils is 9.6?
what does it mean to have a 13.0 wbc
What does a High lymphocyte count of 44 and low WBC count of 3.3 with pain in SI joint mean?
I just tested positive for Lyme disease with similar high lymph count and low WBC. You may want to get tested for Lyme which can cause an array of problems but one of the most common being joint pain.
How do platelet clumps affect the WBC and platelet counts?
If the platelet clumps are large enough, an automated blood analyzer may mistake them for WBCs, causing a falsely high WBC count. The platelet count will be decreased if there is a lot of clumping.
What happens to the WBC count when you have an infection?
It varies on the location and seriousness of the infection but generally speaking the wbc count goes down
What causes a high wbc count?
Many things can cause a high WBC count. One of which is infection. WBCs fight foreign bodies in our system that's why if there are viruses, they would increase in count. It's part of the body's defense system. Another possible reason is if there are abnormalities in the blood producing organs of the body. For instance, with Leukemia, there is an abnormally high production of WBC.
Why low WBC count in typhoid?
That is a very good question! You normally have high white blood cell count in bacterial infections. This rise in count is there to to promote the phagocytosis by white blood cells. But you have low WBC count in viral fevers, in rickettsial infections, in chlamydia infections, in malaria and in typhoid fever. They are all the intracellular infection. So rise in WBC can not help to kill the microorganisms by phagocytosis.
Is 20000 wc count too high?
yes. normal wbc counts are below 10000. you have a bacterial infxn
