Question 1

what are monocytes and what does a high count mean?

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Type of white cell: Monocytes are one of the principal type of white blood cell.  In tissues they mature into macrophages and histiocytes, cells that eat up dead tissue, eat up pathogenic organisms, and have important roles otherwise in presenting antigens to lymphocytes.  High monocyte counts likely indicate certain viral infections, such as mononucleosis, or other conditions with immune reactions.

Question 2

what does a high monocyte mean?

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How high?: 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. A high monocyte count may be seen with tuberculosis and some chronic viral infections.

Question 3

my monocyte is zero  is it cerious ?

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Not an issue: No consequence of having no monocytes on your differential.

Question 4

what do low absolute monocytes meam?

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Various reasons: A low monocyte count can occur for a variety of reasons:  physical illness, medications, or vitamin deficiencies. Illnesses that affect the bone marrow, such as hiv, rheumatoid arthritis, or lupus, are among the most common causes for a low monocyte count. This symptom may also develop as a side effect of some medications or deficiencies in vitamins such as folate (folic acid) and vitamin B12 deficiency.

Question 5

what do elevated monocytes indicate?

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Inflammation: A number of different types of inflammation, with or without infection can cause increase in monocyte count. It is not, by itself, diagnostic of any disease. It would be prudent to discuss it with the doctor who ordered the test as s/he has more information about your health.

Question 6

what can cause my monocytes to be at 0%?

Accepted Answer

The lab : Monocytes are never absent from the blood. The lab counts a few hundred and sometimes by dumb luck, there's no monocyte or it gets called a lymphocyte.

Question 7

what does a high monocyte count indicate?

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It is not specific.: Increased monocytes may be caused by many different disorders. The most common causes are infection and recovery from neutropenia (low neutrophils in the blood). Other causes include collagen vascular diseases, ulcerative colitis, sprue, sarcoidosis and hematologic diseases.

Question 8

what does an elevated monocyte count mean?

Accepted Answer

Can be mononucleosus: Monocytes become elevated when the immune system needs to produce more antibodies to handle the  intracellular invading agents.. Mononucleosis is caused by the epstein bar virus which can live within the nucleus and cytoplasm of the cell and suppresses the immune system, and can only be controlled by antibodies made by intracellular monocytes. The monocytes will be elevated as part of the WBC coun.

Question 9

what does a monocytes percent of 12.2 mean?

Accepted Answer

That was the percent:  Of monocytes in the total amount os white cells but it's significance can't be known without seeing the total CBC   Sorry . It is just an isolated number that way

Question 10

in our body, where can we found our monocytes?

Accepted Answer

Bloodstream: This is a great question. When a macrophage enters the blood, it's called a "monocyte"; as soon as it goes back into the tissues, it becomes a "macrophage" again.  This causes some confusion even among biology instructors.

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