Question 1

what does a low neutrophil count mean?

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Low neutrophil count: = Neutropenia = low white blood cell. White blood cells help to fight infections.

Question 2

what does a high neutrophil count mean?

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Context: I can drive my own neutrophil count to levels that would make my colleagues worry about leukemia simply by spending fifteen minutes swimming in the lake in march. High neutrophil counts may mean anything from stress of illness / life to serious infection to minor infection to leukemia. Your physician will agree that no number means anything in isolation.

Question 3

how long to recover white neutrophil count?

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Neutropenia: The time it takes for neutrophils to recover depends on what caused the neutropenia to begin with. Some chemotherapy medications allow quicker recovery than others. If your neutrophil count is low because of chemotherapy, your oncologist can tell you when to expect improvement in your counts.

Question 4

my neutrophil count is 1 - what does it mean?

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Questionable info: It is very unlikely that you neutrophil count is 1. You may wish to provide the complete counts. Better yet discuss the matter with the doctor who ordered the test as all lab results need to be interpreted in the clinical context.

Question 5

what does it mean if you have high neutrophil count?

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Infection +: High neutrophil counts are commonly seen in patients with bacterial infections, other casues are steroid treatment, chronic myelogenous leukemia. In any case it means that you need to consult your doctor.

Question 6

what does a high neutrophil count mean in terms of your health?

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Hard to say: Any lab result gives a number that is compared to a range of normal. But even the extremes of "too high" can still be normal for an individual. If the result is a change, then a high neutrophil count makes me think of infection(since that is one of the bodies responses), inflammation, stress, reaction to medication or even cancer like leukemia. Talk with provider who ordered test to put in context.

Question 7

my wife has got high neutrophil count. need help to decipher the report?

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See below: An elevated neutrophil count can be due to various causes 
including: acute stress, infections, inflammatory conditions, malignancy and others. Interpreting an isolated elevation of neutrophils is quite impossible without knowing the clinical context.  If the value is only modestly above normal an elevation may be insignificant. The best advice, if your concerned, is to consult with your physician

Question 8

what is an absolute neutrophil count?

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Number of cells in : A microliter of blood.  Blood cell counting instruments report total white cell count and percentages of differnt cell types, e.g., total WBC count 7200, neutrophils 50% would give an absolute neutrophil count of 3600/microliter or cmm.

Question 9

what does a high absolute neutrophil count of 8405  indicate?

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It is not too bad!: A high white count is commonly due to infection. Infections can be anywhere in the body but common sites are in the urinary tract(bladder or kidney) in women. And upper airways in anyone(pneumonia for example). If you feel well and do not have any fever then we would need to be more concerned. I would have you repeat it and let us know the WBC count and % of neutrophils(diffferential count).

Question 10

is it risky to take vidaza if i have a low neutrophil count? thank u

Accepted Answer

See details: Dosage adjustments are made if white counts, platelets, etc. Are too low. Whether the dose should be lowered or the drug stopped temporarily is up to the doctor treating you.

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