Question 1

what could cause my 15 year old daughter to have swollen glands, low blood count, spine pain, exhaustion and high calcium levels?

Accepted Answer

Sounds bad: High calcium(if confirmed on 2 separate occasions) is usually a sign of serious illness in your person who has spinal bone(?Bone disease). She needs to see a pediatrician or an oncologist right away to find the cause. I hope it is not some sort of cancer causing it.

Question 2

what does a "high gran blood count" mean?

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May be infection: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Having said that, high counts of neutrophils are usually associated with bacterial infection. It would have been helpful to know the actual count and any symptoms you may have.

Question 3

should a high white blood count be ignored?

Accepted Answer

How high?: What are the symptoms? All lab results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the test is usually in the best position to do that. Please consult your doctor as there is insufficient information in your message to provide valid advice.

Question 4

what does white blood count mean when high?

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See below: There are a huge number of possible causes and meanings for a low or high white blood cell count.  Some include: infection, immune disorders, cancers, and other genetic causes.   See your doctor for further infrmation and work up.

Question 5

my white blood count is 15.5 is this too high?

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High WBC: It seems that white blood cell count (wbcv) is high. I would make sure that you have no infection and see a hematologist to see if there are other causes for an elevate WBC apart from infection.

Question 6

can you have high white blood count from herps?

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Not likely: Most of us were infected with herpes i at some time or the other and carry the virus without changes in white blood cell count. Even acute herpes infection is not likely to be associated with remarkable blood count changes, except some increase in lymphocytes.

Question 7

what red blood count number is considered to high?

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High RBC: A high rbc count is usually more 5.72 million rbc/ mcl for men & 5.03 million / mcl for women.  Although different doctors may vary in their thoughts on exact numbers.

Question 8

what is considered to be a very high white blood count?

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Values &gt;11 x 10(9)/L: The normal white cell range is up to 10.5 x 10(9)/l for most individuals. Mildly increased valuies (i.e. Up to 25 x 10(9)/l) can be from infection, inflammation, trauma, steroid use, or even a chronic leukemia. Values well above 25 x 10(9)/l become more suspicious for a bone marrow disease. Duration of time the WBC have been increased also a key factor.

Question 9

bilirubin level was 1.1 during  blood count, is that too high?

Accepted Answer

Not Usually: For many labs that value is normal, or close to normal.  However, even when high, isolated elevated bilirubin (no other liver labs are high) is usually due to a condition known as gilbert's syndrome, and is not worrisome.  You may find other family members have this as well, as it is genetic.

Question 10

my sons white blood and red blood count was high what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms?: Without knowing why he got his blood counts checked and what those numbers actually are, it is difficult to know what it means. Your white blood cell count can be elevated when you are fighting an infection (either viral or bacterial). The higher red blood cell count (i would be more worried if this were low) could be due to dehydration (among other things).

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Can you have high white blood count from herps?

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