Thread: Losing it
View Single Post
  #11  
Old Wed Nov 23, 2011, 12:38 AM
Neil Cuadra Neil Cuadra is offline
Owner
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Los Angeles, California
Posts: 2,553
Quote:
Originally Posted by misscakes View Post
What do you mean by ANC? I'm kinda new to all of this.
You can find an explanation of your Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) on the Marrowforums ANC: Absolute Neutrophil Count page.

Calculating your ANC gives you an estimate of your level of risk of infection. If you blood test results include the required information, you can use the Marrowforums ANC Calculator to compute your ANC. The higher your ANC, the better.

Where the form asks for WBC, fill in the WBC value from your lab results. Where the form asks for POLY, fill in the GRA% value from your lab results. Where the form asks for EOS, fill in the MID% value from your lab results. Finally, where the form asks for LYMPH, fill in the LYM% value from your lab results.

Here's how it comes out with the lab results you posted:

October 10:
WBC: 3.2
POLY: ?
EOS: ?
LYMPH: ?

Result: not enough information to compute your ANC
November 15:
WBC: 3.2
POLY: 34.4 percent
EOS: 8.0 percent
LYMPH: 57.7 percent

Result: ANC = 1101, which is "mild neutropenia" (small risk)
November 22:
WBC: 3.0
POLY: 25.3 percent
EOS: 8.6 percent
LYMPH: 66.1 percent

Result: ANC = 759, which is "moderate neutropenia" (moderate risk)
Reply With Quote