Question 1

what does it mean to have a high monocytes and low neutrophils absolute count while i am taking nexavar, (sorafenib) a chemotherapy for advanced thyroid cancer?

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Effect of chemo: Low neutrophils are expected with chemotherapy agents, as the drugs destroy them (in the process of destroying the cancerous cells.)  High monocyte count can be due to an infection or inflammation.  Also, as the blood counts recover after a dose of chemo, the monocyte count can also be temporarily improved.  Good luck with your cancer treatment.

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

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 4

i have a low heamoglobin and high monocyte count. what does this mean?

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Big picture: Low hemoglobin always requires a workup. It may be anything from lack of iron in the diet to replace losses from your periods to a minor hereditary item like thal minor to something serious. Ignore the percentage counts of different white cells; if the absolute monocyte count is more than 1000 (assuming all normally-formed), it might point to something but only if there are other symptoms / signs.

Question 5

what does an elevated monocyte count mean?

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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 6

what does high monocyte % mean in blood?

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Nothing: I often wish labs wouldn't even report the percentages. An absolute monocyte count over 600 will raise eyebrows if there's any suspicion of tb, sarcoid, deep fungal infection -- but it's only one tiny clue. The counts and percentages fluctuate wildly from day to day and even hour to hour. Ignore it -- you're not just a bunch of numbers -- and ask, "how do I feel?".

Question 7

what does a low lymphocyte and high monocyte mean?

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Depends: This depends upon what is abnormal. If the percentages of lymphs are low and monos high, it is likely that some stress has caused an increase of cortisol level, driving both of these changes. If the absolute levels of these cell types are abnormal, there could be a more serious infection or a bone marrow disorder that requires further investigation.

Question 8

high monocytes: does this mean it's more likely cml or cll?

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Need to see all the : Results. How high is the count? What does the blood smear look like? A mild elevation of monocytes probably is not indication of any disease. Please note that all lab results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and your doctor is in the best position to do that.

Question 9

what does it mean if my monocytes are low and neutrophils are high?

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Relative v.absolute?: The percentages can be misleading. One must really look at the absolute amounts of both. Depending on the circumstances, a true absolute neutrophilia may be caused by a list of conditions too long to list here. In most cases, the low monocyte count is due to the relative expansion of neutrophils (infections, smoking, trauma, autoimmune conditions, even some cancers). Your md should be able to help.

Question 10

blood work came back as monocytes are high at 1.1 level, what does that mean?

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Nothing: Reference ranges are set up so that several percent of healthy folks have values outside at either end. If you are obviously sick, this high absolute monocyte count might steer your physician toward one of the granulomatous diseases, or they may be activated lymphocytes from a mild viral illness that were miscounted as monocytes. Don't fret over minor lab anomalies.

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