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Is leukemia an increase or decrease of white blood cells?
Leukemia is an increase in the number of abnormal white blood cells in the bloodstream. These abnormal cells do not function properly and can crowd out normal white blood cells, leading to a weakened immune system.
What is a chronic increase in the number of red blood cells and concentration of hemoglobin?
polycythemia
What is chronic increase in the number of red blood cells and concentration of hemoglobin?
polycythemia
What is a condition in which the number of red blood cells increase beyond normal and increases blood velscosity?
Polycythemia
When you are sick why does the number of blood cells in your body increase?
Only the white blood cell count increases - they're the cells that fight infection.
What happens to the number of white blood cells in the body during an infection?
The number of white blood cells increase during an infection, so they can fight off the pathogens quicker.
What happens to red blood cells when exposed to high altitude?
The number of RBC will increase
What will infections generally increase the number of iin the body?
White blood cells (leukocytes)
What might happen to blood flow if we increased the number of blood cells?
Increasing the number of blood cells can lead to increased blood viscosity, which may slow down blood flow. This can potentially affect the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissues and create a risk for blood clots.
If your bone marrow is producing an elevated number of red blood cells what happens to your hematocrit?
The percentage goes up. (Hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells in a sample of whole blood, so if an elevated number of red blood cells is produced by your bone marrow, your hematocrit level should rise).
What disease will appear if there is an elevation of white blood cells?
White blood cells increase in number to fight an infection or 'disease'. It is part of the body's immune response.
What does a high result of white cell count blood test indicate?
There are normally between 4×10 and 1.1×10 white blood cells in a liter of blood, and ranging from 7 and 21 microns in diameter, they make up approximately 1% of blood in a healthy adult. An increase in the number of leukocytes over the upper limits is called leukocytosis, and a decrease below the lower limit is called leukopenia.
