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Why would a leukemia patient have infection without fever or without high white blood cell count?
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A leukemia patient can have an infection without a favor or a high white count because of the medications they may be taking. Some infections do not produce a fever. Some medications suppress the white coat.
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∙ 10y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoA leukemia patient may have an infection without fever if they have a cold. They may not have a high white cell count, either. A simple cold doesn't do that.
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Is leukemia an infection?
Leukemia is not an infection. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood formation. Leukemia can, however, make you more likely to get infections.
Which blood test provides information about the patient's immune system detects certain types of leukemia and determines the severity of infection?
white blood cell differential test
Why does leukemia effect the body system?
Leukemia is a kind of blood cancer. It affects bone marrow and you cannot make more blood cells. Blood cells are the one that fight against the antigen and protects the body. People with leukemia will have less or minimum protection and will be prone all kind of infection.
Will blood transfusion prolong life of untreated leukemia patient?
yes
What are test for leukemia?
The most accurate testing for Leukemia is by the patient having a Bone Marrow Biopsy. Leukemia is a general name for up to 77 different diseases (cancer) of the blood and/or blood producing organs.
Can a healthier diet help contribute to the fight against leukemia?
Yes that is very inportant to stay on a healthy diet. A leukemia patient needs to eat a diet that minimizes the risk of infection, provides strength to fight the leukemia and enables the body to work optimally to heal. Because leukemia is a blood cancer that starts in the white blood cells and leads to lowered immune system function, how food is prepared for leukemia patients is just as important as what foods they eat.
What is the treatment for leukemia?
Leukemia has to be determined through a blood test, lumbar tap.It is treated with blood transfusion of packed RBC and for severe cases,patient will have bone marrow transplant. patient will be on reverse isolation to protect him from infections. Patient will also receives oxygen since RBC is depleted meaning no enough oxygen carriers in the blood
What is the leukemia treatment?
Leukemia has to be determined through a blood test, lumbar tap.It is treated with blood transfusion of packed RBC and for severe cases,patient will have bone marrow transplant. patient will be on reverse isolation to protect him from infections. Patient will also receives oxygen since RBC is depleted meaning no enough oxygen carriers in the blood
How can you be infected with leukemia?
Leukemia is NOT and infection. You cannot catch it. It is something that happens due to some kind of damage to the stem cells that are responsible for blood production.
A disease of the blood characterized by overproducing of leukocytes?
The name of the disease is infectious mononucleosis. This is caused by infection by the Epstein Bar virus.
What does a sudden increase in the number of white blood cells tell a physician?
the body is fighting off a serious infection
What kind a count would you do to check if a patient has an infection?
white blood cell
