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Old Thu Jan 30, 2014, 02:36 PM
Neil Cuadra Neil Cuadra is offline
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Craig,

With 44.6% neutrophils and a WBC of 2.5 you'd likely be classified as "low normal" or "mildly neutropenic" (meaning you have a mildly elevated risk of infection). Your absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is 44.6 x 2.5 x 1000, which comes out to 1115 (higher is better). Having an ANC above 1500 would be safer. Hematologists don't agree on when to get serious about diagnosis and treatment, but an ANC below 1000 would definitely be too low, and you're close to that range.

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WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT  2.5     3.8-10.8 Thousand/uL
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT    4.70    4.20-5.80 Million/uL
HEMOGLOBIN              14.9    13.2-17.1 g/dL
HEMATOCRIT              44.4    38.5-50.0 %
MCV                     94.5    80.0-100.0 fL
MCH                     31.8    27.0-33.0 pg
MCHC                    33.6    32.0-36.0 g/dL
RDW                     14.6    11.0-15.0 %
PLATELET COUNT          152     140-400 Thousand/uL
ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHILS    1115    1500-7800 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTES    788     850-3900 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE MONOCYTES      455     200-950 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHILS    103     15-500 cells/uL
ABSOLUTE BASOPHILS      40      0-200 cells/uL
NEUTROPHILS             44.6%
LYMPHOCYTES             31.5%
MONOCYTES               18.2%
EOSINOPHILS             4.1%
BASOPHILS               1.6%
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