0
What are the risks of a patient with the least number if white blood cells?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
A low amount of white blood cells will cause an increase in illness and disease. This is because white blood cells are used to fight disease and illnesses. Everyday, thousands of bacteria and viruses enter the body and the white blood cells fight the them. With a lower count of white blood cells, you are more susceptible to disease as your body won't be able to fight the disease as efficiently.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Can blood cells turn in to skin cells?
no at least not under normal conditions.
What are the least abundandt white blood cells?
BASOPHILS
What human cell contains the least amount of mitochondria?
The animal with the least amount of cells is a worm
What leukocyte is the least common in the blood?
The least common blood cells are basophil granulocytes. These are referred to as basophils. Basophils make up 0.01 percent to 0.3 percent of white blood cells.
What elments are abundant in blood?
Red blood cells are the most abundant White blood cells are the second most Platelets are the least abundant
Which are the least common type of white blood cells?
The most common type of white blood cells are called Basophils
What white blood cells is least numerous?
basophils (0%-1%)
What does a hemoglobin count of 5.3 indicate in a multiple myeloma patient?
Hemoglobin is an indicator of the number of red blood cells being produced by the bone marrow. Multiple myeloma invades the bone marrow and cripples its ability to produce red blood cells. You need red blood cells to deliver oxygen to every part of the body. Without oxygen we cannot survive. As multiple myeloma progresses the bone marrow is less and less able to produce red blood cells. This is called anemia. A hemoglobin of 5.3 is alarmingly low. This can possibly indicate that the myeloma is progressing. Hemoglobin should at the very least be above 10. anything less than that requires replacement with a blood transfusion.
What blood product has the least concern with ABO compatibility?
A and B are antigens that are on the surface of red blood cells. People have one, both, or none. If you don't naturally produce the antigen, your body's white blood cells will attack and destroy red blood cells that carry them. So if a person with type A blood is injected with type B blood, the body of that person will attack the type-B blood cells. O- is called the universal donor, because it lacks all antigens. So no one's body will recognize it as foreign. Because of this, hospitals often administer O- blood to patients with a critical need, because there isn't enough time to determine blood type of the patient.
What if your skin cells have the exact same DNA as your blood cells?
This would be normal. All body cells have the same DNA, including blood cells, at least at some point during their life cycles. Mature red blood cells do not contain DNA because they do not have cell nuclei. But when red blood cells are first formed, they do have a nucleus with DNA identical to the rest of the body cells.
What 5 types of leukocytes from most common to least common percentage in blood?
Red blood cells are by far the most abundant cells in the blood. There are an average of 2,830,000 RBCs per cubic millimeter (microliter). RBCs account for approximately 40 to 45 percent of the blood. This percentage of blood made up of RBCs is a frequently measured number and is called the hematocrit. The ratio of cells in normal blood is 600 RBCs for each white blood cell and 40 platelets.
Does the destruction of red blood cells release heme to reproduce in bone marrow?
Red blood cells can not reproduce because they do not have a nucleus like all other cells. Red blood cells last at least 3-4 months. When they are destroyed, heme (consisting of iron) is released; the iron is used to reproduce red blood cells.
