Q: cause of elevated wbcs without symptoms?

Could be lots of: Things. Stress of another illness, some meds for example steroids or lithium, chronic leukemia and heavy smoking.

Q: why does wbc is elevated when a person has an appendicitis?

Infection: Appendicitis is an infection caused by bacteria. Any bacterial infection will cause an elevated wbc, the body is organizing a response to the infection.

Q: wbc has been elevated for a year. have cml. ph neg. is this harder to treat?

It could be: Ph neative cases oftentimes still have the molecular change at the gene level. Has fish or pcr testing been done? It may still be a process that is treatable with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Q: i always have and elevated high wbc count?

Question?: If your question is why then there is woefully inadequate information to provide any insight. See your doctor or a hematologist for further assessment.

Q: probable cause of elevated wbc in diabetes?

Acute or chronic? : People with diabetes, especially those with high glucoses that are not controlled, are more probe to all types of infections. Any acute (rapid-onset) infection such as urine, throat, skin, lung infections, can cause high white blood counts. In addition, people with type 2 diabetes and Insulin resistance have high levels of chronic inflammatory blood markers, including hscrp, wbc, ferritin, etc.

Q: can severe anxiety elevated my wbc to 10.9 ?

Yes: The most common cause is fighting an infection, but inflammation, stress and other causes are possible. Here's a good article. Best wishes! http://www.livestrong.com/article/100754-causes-elevated-white-blood-count/ Take care of yourself.

Q: can someone have appendicitis without elevated wbc?

Absolutely.: Diagnosis of appendicitis is best made by the hand of an experienced physician pressing on your abdomen. CT scan is frequently of value as well. Blood tests are commonly performed, but nonspecific to diagnose appendicitis, and not infrequently the WBC is normal in the early stages of this condition.

Q: is a wbc count of 11.54, very high or just elevated ?

Wbc: This WBC count is mildly elevated. WBC counts rise to this level temporality often due to infections such as the flu, colds or bronchitis. There are medications that can raise the WBC count like steroids. There are also serious health issues that cause this WBC count to this level, but they are usually not temporary. More information is needed to relate this to you. You should talk to your GP.

Question 1

i had blood work come back stating that my platelets, wbc and neutro abs are  elevated. what could this mean?

Accepted Answer

Depends: In many cases, lab values on their own are meaningless without knowledge of the reason they were obtained.  Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell (wbc) that can go high w infection, inflammation, physical stress, or types of leukemia. Platelets can go high w inflammation or bone marrow disease like thrombocythemia. Mild elevations can be normal for some people. Good to ask doc who ordered it.

Question 2

cause of elevated wbcs without syptoms?

Accepted Answer

Elevated WBCs: Elevations of the WBC count are common. Normal is < 11, 000-13, 000, depending on the lab. Viral infections, stress, trauma, medications can all cause elevations without any specific symptoms. In the vast majority of cases of elevated WBC there is nothing seriously wrong, unless they go above 30, 000. The exception is leukemia, where the WBC count can go steadily up and cause no symptoms in the early.

Question 3

cause of elevated wbcs without symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Could be lots of: Things. Stress of another illness, some meds for example steroids or lithium, chronic leukemia and heavy smoking.

Question 4

why does wbc is elevated when a person has an appendicitis?

Accepted Answer

Infection: Appendicitis is an infection caused by bacteria. Any bacterial infection will cause an elevated wbc, the body is organizing a response to the infection.

Question 5

wbc has been elevated for a year. have cml. ph neg. is this harder to treat?

Accepted Answer

It could be: Ph neative cases oftentimes still have the molecular change at the gene level. Has fish or pcr testing been done? It may still be a process that is treatable with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Question 6

i always have and elevated high wbc count?

Accepted Answer

Question?: If your question is why then there is woefully inadequate information to provide any insight. See your doctor or a hematologist for further assessment.

Question 7

probable cause of elevated wbc in diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Acute or chronic? : People with diabetes, especially those with high glucoses that are not controlled, are more probe to all types of infections. Any acute (rapid-onset) infection such as urine, throat, skin, lung infections, can cause high white blood counts.  In addition, people with type 2 diabetes and Insulin resistance have high levels of chronic inflammatory blood markers, including hscrp, wbc, ferritin, etc.

Question 8

can severe anxiety elevated my wbc to 10.9 ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The most common cause is fighting an infection, but inflammation, stress and other causes are possible. Here's a good article. Best wishes! http://www.livestrong.com/article/100754-causes-elevated-white-blood-count/ Take care of yourself.

Question 9

can someone have appendicitis without elevated wbc?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely.: Diagnosis of appendicitis is best made by the hand of an experienced physician pressing on your abdomen.  CT scan is frequently of value as well.  Blood tests are commonly performed, but nonspecific to diagnose appendicitis, and not infrequently the WBC is normal in the early stages of this condition.

Question 10

is a wbc count of 11.54, very high or just elevated ?

Accepted Answer

Wbc: This WBC   count is mildly elevated. WBC  counts rise to this level temporality often due to infections such as the flu, colds or bronchitis. There are medications that can raise the WBC count like steroids. There are also serious health issues that cause this  WBC count to this level, but they are usually not temporary. More information is needed to relate this to you. You should talk to your GP.

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