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- High white blood cell count Causes - Mayo Clinic
A high white blood cell count usually means one of the following has increased the making of white blood cells: An infection Reaction to a medicine A bone marrow disease An immune system issue Sudden stress such as hard exercise Smoking Specific causes of a high white blood cell count include:
- WBC count keeps getting lower and lower | Mayo Clinic Connect
My WBC has been low for years, near or below normal range I asked my oncologist if that compromised my immune system, and he said "no" my other blood work was normal range I'm 69 and have a few autoimmune diseases, no cancer (just MGUS), and am otherwise healthy and very active
- Low white blood cell count - Mayo Clinic
White blood cells are made in bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside some of the larger bones Conditions that affect the bone marrow are the usual causes of low white blood cell count
- Low white blood cell count - Mayo Clinic
In general, for adults, a count lower than 3,500 white blood cells per microliter of blood is considered low For children, an expected count depends on the age It's possible for some people to have white blood cell counts that are lower than what's usually expected and still be healthy
- Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Several conditions can cause having too few or too many white blood cells A low white blood cell count, also called leukopenia, means having too few leukocytes in the blood A long-term low white blood cell count raises the risk of infections A high white blood cell count, also called leukocytosis, means having too many leukocytes in the blood
- Low white blood cell count - Mayo Clinic Connect
Bone marrows produce WBC’s So doing the BM analysis is good That is usually the gold standard in finding out the causes A blood morphology is also vital to investigate low white counts Sometimes too much info is not good I get confused and end up listening to onc heme and not asking questions Huh?? Is basically my response
- Lymphocytosis (high lymphocyte count) Causes - Mayo Clinic
A brief increase in certain white blood cells, called lymphocytes, is typical after an infection Too high a count can mean something more serious
- Chemo delayed due to low white blood count: Disappointed
Sometimes the body just can’t regenerate the cells fast enough between cycles so there can be a delay in more chemo until WBC, RBC or platelets rise again to a safe level
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