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How would you explain to a patient with leukemia who has a greatly elevated white blood cell count the importance of avoiding bacterial infections?
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that it would be important to not allow relatives to visit if they have been diagnosed with something they have been prescrabed anti biotics for. . . . .
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Can whooping cough cause high lymphocyte?
lymphocytes are generally elevated in viral infections and leukemias and lymphomas. Most bacterial infections cause a high white blood cell count but the particular population of cells that is relatively elevated is the granulocyte, not the lymphocyte. Whooping cough is a bacterial infection and thus we would expect elevated granulocytes, not lymphocytes. With that being said, whooping cough is a strange type of bacteria and actually DOES cause high lymphocytes. This correlation is so strong that the level of lymphocytes actually correlates to the severity of the disease.
What elevates monocytes?
monocytes are elevated in infections like tuberculosis
What does an elevated level of lactate dyhydrogenase mean in a cerebrospinal analysis?
This enzyme is elevated in bacterial and fungal meningitis, malignancy, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
What is a response to a bacterial infection?
Sanguinous drainage, elevated temperature, redness, increased pain
What does personages mean?
a person (often used to express their significance, importance, or elevated status)
What is the indication if segmenters got elevated in CBC lab result?
Type your answer here... due to viral and bacterial infection
What does a WBC of 13 mean?
Elevated white blood cell counts can be from a variety of causes such as infections or physical stresses. Usually it will just go down on its own and is a normal reaction. If it stays elevated over time it should be investigated.
What causes white blood cell count to be high?
inflammation in general might cause high WBC count which is always caused by infection, also some types of leukemia (bone morrow cancer) might do that as well but the striking feature here is that the cells are (most of the times) abnormal.
What does high abs. segs mean in blood test?
High segs on a blood test is an elevated neutrophil count. It means that a bacterial infection is present in your body. High abs means you have an elevated white blood cell count and infection or leukemia is present.
An elevated count of which type of white blood cell is an indication of a bacterial infection?
White blood cell count is likely to drastically increase, or decrease, if a bacterial infection is present. White blood cells are normally fewer then red or platelets however, WBC primarily fight over infection, sicknes, etc. so they will be affected more so than RBC or platelets.
Is there any connection to excessive white cells and mental confusion?
Your blood doesn't have excessive white blood cells. These are immune cells and fight infections. Elevated levels typically indicate an infection. And infections can very clearly result in mental confusion.
Causes of elevated ANA?
Elevated antinuclear antibodies (ANA) can indicate various autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or Sjögren's syndrome. It can also be elevated in chronic infections, certain medications, or in individuals with a family history of autoimmune disorders. Further evaluation by a healthcare provider is needed to determine the underlying cause of the elevated ANA levels.
