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complete blood count
WBCs
diagnoses

definition

WBCs: white blood cells

reference ranges:
standard: 4-10.9 thousand/cu mm
healthy: 5-9 thousand/cu mm

conditions that can exhibit an increase in WBC:
Acute bacterial and viral infections; Infectious mononucleosis; Parasites; Adrenal disorders; Abscesses; Pregnancy; Polycythemia; Asthma; Tissue death (burns, gangrene); Steroids; Myeloproliferative disease; Physiological reasons (exercise, menstruation); Acute blood loss; Acute RBC hemolysis; Intoxication (poisonings, vaccines, metabolic).

conditions that can exhibit a decrease in WBC: Hepatitis; Chronic parasites; Hyperparathyroidism; Anterior pituitary dysfunction; Anemias (vitamin B12, folic acid, B6); Rheumatoid arthritis; Chronic infection (bacterial and viral: malaria, septicemia); SLE; Medications/chemicals (antibiotics, arsenicals, antithyroid drugs, sulfonamides, analgesics); Ionizing radiation; Cachexia; Anaphylactic shock; Blood disorders (aplastic anemia, Felty's syndrome, Hypersplenism); Lab artifact.


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