Question 1

if someone is anemic and their  hemoglobin is dropping is it normal for their white blood cells to drop too?  if not what could cause both?

Accepted Answer

Not normal: Anemia is never normal. Simply watching a hemoglobin drop without a diagnosis and plan is unacceptable and inexcusable. The white cells dropping concurrently suggests aplastic anemia or myelodysplasia.

Question 2

what causes low white blood cells?

Accepted Answer

Many things: Could be normal variant.  Medications,  infections, specifically a virus.  Chemotherapy can cause a low white count.  Other causes can be malignant , such as a leukemia.  However, it also depends on how long it has been low.  Hope this helps.

Question 3

what cause low white blood cells to form?

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Low white cell count: Viral infections often cause leukopenia (low white blood cell count). Other causes: depressed bone marrow, poisoning, chemical burns, malnutrition, chemotherapy, radiation, etc.

Question 4

what causes a decrease in white blood cells?

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Many things: Medication, viral infection, primary blood disease such as  leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome for a start.

Question 5

what is the cause of increase in white blood cells?

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In fact there can: Be many causes from infections, autoimmune disease, dehydration, medications, stress, to malignancies and many other causes too.

Question 6

what is the probable cause of high white blood cells?

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Infection: Infection  is the most common cause of high white blood cells , but there can be other causes such as leukemia.

Question 7

what can cause white blood cells to be large in size?

Accepted Answer

: White cells include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes and lymphocytes. Monocytes are larger than others. Any condition causing monocytosis will give large white cells and any immature cells in peripheral blood can also give large white cells . Usually leukocytosis which is increased number of white cells is a concern. Hope it helps.

Question 8

can too many white blood cells cause serious problems?

Accepted Answer

Hard to say: Unless we know why the wbcs are too high, and how high.  A modest increase may be of no consequence, and a very high level can be acute leukemia and even immediately life threatening.

Question 9

what are the causes of more white blood cells in the body?

Accepted Answer

See details: Elevation of the white count can occur secondary to many issues including, stress, infections, some medications and more serious issues such as leukemia. Sometimes it can occur for no specific reason.

Question 10

what is the most common cause for white blood cells to get low?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: Depends, but most common is probably from viral infection. Many other possibilities including drugs, leukemia, other infections, benign cyclic changes......

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