It varies on the location and seriousness of the infection but generally speaking the wbc count goes down
Normal WBC count is 4 to 11000. This count is high indicating infection So repeat the WBC count after one week
Over a long period of time, physicians observed that the NORMAL white blood cell count in people ranged somewhere between 5,000 and 11,000 wbc (white blood cells) per cubic millimeter ( a really small area)... There are folks whose wbc range normally will run as low as 3,500 wbc (or lower) and other folks will run as much as 12,000 - 13,000 (and higher). If you are familiar with the "bell curve", that is how these doctors figured out how to report the GENERAL (normal) range... So, it could mean that you are one of those folks whose wbc count is a little above... or below, the generally expected range of wbc's. The wbc's also will vary depending on whether you have a virus or bacterial infection, also. In viral infections, the expected wbc count goes down (it can also go up, too.)... In bacterial infections, the wbc count usually goes up above the expected 11,000. However, there are exceptions to the rule as well... In the geriatric population, the white count can go down because the (older) person's immune system is being overwhelmed by the infection. We also see that in patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer will have their wbc count go down... again, due to the immune system being surppressed by the chemotherapy. Get's complicated, doesn't it...
wht happens if WBC increases?
what does it mean to have a 13.0 wbc
That is very good question. Viral sore throats will give you low WBC count.
CPT Code 85025- complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count.
85025 - complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count.
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CPT Code 85025- complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count.
CPT Code 85025- complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count.