Question 1

my white blood cell count was 6.25... is this normal or low? is it okay to take prednisone for poison ivy with this wbc count?

Accepted Answer

You're fine: Normal WBC. I trust lymphocyte and neutrophil counts were fine also. Take the prenisone for the poison ivy only if it's so bad you can't sleep otherwise. We're glad to help.

Question 2

how much can your white blood cell count fluctuate?

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Quite a bit: And fluctuations within the normal range are a non issue.

Question 3

how much does a white blood cell count fluctuate in a day?

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Normally, not much: Unless you are exposed to agents that lower white count (high dose radiation, chemotherapeutic agents, some poisons) or become infected rapidly (which increases white count) generally the white blood cell count is a value that does not fluctuate that much over the course of a 24 hour period.
As an example, if you acquire a very rapidly progressing community-acquired pneumonia, WBC does go up fast.

Question 4

low white blood cell count cause?

Accepted Answer

Leukopenia: Recent infection such as flu, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, aplastic anemia, hiv, lupus, hodgkin's lymphoma, cancer, typhoid, malaria, tb, sepsis, folate deficiency, copper & zinc deficiency, medications such as wellbutrin, (bupropion) depakote, lamictal, clozapine, minocycline, flagyl, interferone, arsenic toxicity.

Question 5

why is my white blood cell count high?

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How high?: Which wbcs are high - neuts? Lymphs? How long? Clinical context? Meds?

Question 6

what can my white blood cell count be?

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In most labs: Range runs from 4 to 10.5.

Question 7

what is a normal white blood cell count?

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It depends: Depending on the lab running the test the "normal range" can vary quite a bit. The resulted always will include a reference range for you.

Question 8

how can i reduce white blood cell count?

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Depends: Why is your white blood cell count high? Two common causes are infection and leukemia. These require specific treatments and are not a do it yourself matter.

Question 9

how high is high white blood cell count!?

Accepted Answer

HIGH WBC >10.5k: A normal white blood count (WBC)  is in the range: 4k--10.5k (4000-10, 500) in most labs around the country. So any WBC >10.5k is elevated.  I see elevated wbc's all the time, so i recommend following it closely (perhaps rechecking in 1 month with 'a differential')  . If you have symptoms of a blood disorder you may need further testing,  now.

Question 10

whats an alarming white blood cell count?

Accepted Answer

Depends entirely on: The context. A very low WBC count in the presence of fever can be immediately life threatening. On the high side over 100, 000 can be very concerning in acute leukemia, and very routine and expected in chronic leukemia.

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