Question 1

i have iron deficiency and lack of vitaminb12 last time i checked blood count results was 10, i have low red and white blood cells. help?

Accepted Answer

This is serious: If you are truly B12 deficient (there are some crooked labs), you need to find the cause, and also an explanation for the lack of iron in your blood (poor diet, blood loss from periods, into gut, etc). I hope that if you are a vegetarian, you are taking appropriate supplements so as not to ruin your health. Please let your physician give you a complete workup, and also seek other possible causes.

Question 2

low white blood cells at 2.9 and high mpv and 12.5. does this look like a myeloid leukemia? i have also been having extreme fatgiue and stomach issues. if not what are some of the causes of these abnormal numbers and symptoms?

Accepted Answer

: High MPV can be seen in low platelet counts sometimes as a compensatory mechanism. . Low wbc can be a sign of autoimmune disorder, viral infection or be a normal variant. However if the low wbc is accompanied by low HCT and low platelet count, serious bone marrow disorders are the usual cause. A hematologist can advise you best.

Question 3

what causes white blood cells to out number the red ones?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: The scale is different. There are vastly more rbcs.

Question 4

when i do cbc test, will number of my white blood cells always be elevated?

Accepted Answer

May have no change: When you have an infection, virus or other, the family of white blood cells that is fighting the most will be elevated. For example, in common viruses the lymphocytes will often be the predominant white blood cell by number. In some infections, more often with bacterial infections, the total white blood cell number, or wbc, will be elevated.

Question 5

could a trypanosome infection increase or decrease the number of white blood cells?

Accepted Answer

Trypanosome infectio: CSF white blood cell count increases and used for staging of trypanosomal infection.

Question 6

what number of times do white blood cells circulate the body before dying?

Accepted Answer

No set answer: WBC don't spend much time in the circulation. The most common neutrophils may only circulate for 8-12 hours. They go to tissue to do their job, but do not die immediately after leaving the circulation

Question 7

will herpes cause an increased number of white blood cells in vaginal discharge?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: It depends on the amount of inlammation..  Low grade inflammation may not have as many WBCs  compared to a  more inflamed lesion.

Question 8

my brothers 30 & his reticulocyte count is 105.40 and his white blood cells count is very high 23.35 he had pain & weakness in body.what could it be?

Accepted Answer

Reticulocytes: Hemolytic anemia would be one cause of high reticulocyte count. If WBC count high some type of myelogenous process could be possible.

Question 9

my white blood cells count was 2.8 and today its 2.5, seems to be going down for some reason. cause for concern? no symptoms, healthy. all other labs normal?

Accepted Answer

: A differential of the WBC would be helpful to know if a particular white cell is decreased. You should see a hematologist for an evaluation to be certain you do not have a particular deficiency that would need to be monitored and/or put you at risk for certain infections. Good luck!

Question 10

can you clone white blood cells?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: A bone marrow transplant is essentially collecting the stem cells that grow into white cells red cells and platelets and then giving them to a recipient where the cells grow out into a new source of blood.   That is in essence cloning white cells.

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I have iron deficiency and lack of vitaminb12 last time i checked blood count results was 10, i have low red and white blood cells. help?

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Low white blood cells at 2.9 and high mpv and 12.5. does this look like a myeloid leukemia? i have also been having extreme fatgiue and stomach issues. if not what are some of the causes of these abnormal numbers and symptoms?

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What causes white blood cells to out number the red ones?

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When i do cbc test, will number of my white blood cells always be elevated?

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Could a trypanosome infection increase or decrease the number of white blood cells?

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What number of times do white blood cells circulate the body before dying?

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Will herpes cause an increased number of white blood cells in vaginal discharge?

A member asked:

My brothers 30 & his reticulocyte count is 105.40 and his white blood cells count is very high 23.35 he had pain & weakness in body.what could it be?

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My white blood cells count was 2.8 and today its 2.5, seems to be going down for some reason. cause for concern? no symptoms, healthy. all other labs normal?

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Can you clone white blood cells?

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