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Cbc Parameters
CBC w/ Differential
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Fight infection
Attack foreign material
4500-17000
Lifespan= hours-days

Fight infection
Attack foreign material
4500-17000
Lifespan= hours-days

WBC
Elevated: Infection, tissue necrosis, bone marrow malignancies, inflammation
Decreased: infection, medications that suppress or weaken the immune system or bone marrow
WBC
Elevated: Infection, tissue necrosis, bone marrow malignancies, inflammation
Decreased: infection, medications that suppress or weaken the immune system or bone marrow

Increased (neutrophilia):
Bacterial infection, inflammatory conditions, tissue damage, malignancies of the bone marrow
*Increased neutrophils in general: bacterial infection.
*Rise in bands in particular is highly suggestive of bacterial infection.
Increased (neutrophilia):
Bacterial infection, inflammatory conditions, tissue damage, malignancies of the bone marrow
*Increased neutrophils in general: bacterial infection.
*Rise in bands in particular is highly suggestive of bacterial infection.

Decreased (monopenia):
Some forms of leukemia, bone marrow failure or suppression

Decreased (monopenia):
Some forms of leukemia, bone marrow failure or suppression

Increased (monocytosis):
Monocytic leukemia, ulcerative colitis, viral diseases (mononucleosis and herpes zoster), parasitic diseases (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
Increased (monocytosis):
Monocytic leukemia, ulcerative colitis, viral diseases (mononucleosis and herpes zoster), parasitic diseases (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
B Lymphocytes (B Cells): humoral immunity
T Lymphocytes (T Cells): cell-mediated immunity
B Lymphocytes (B Cells): humoral immunity
T Lymphocytes (T Cells): cell-mediated immunity
Decreased (neutropenia):
Vital conditions, overwhelming infection that exhausts bone marrow, cancer drugs, antibiotics and psychotropic drugs, hereditary disorders
*Newborns with sepsis are higher risk for developing neutropenia.
Decreased

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