Question 1

What does it mean if a semen culture said rare white blood cells seen on a gram stain smear?

Accepted Answer

This is normal, every body has few wbcs in the semen.

Question 2

Pap bacteriology results were rare white blood cells, moderate epithelial cells, moderate bacteria, no clue cells.  what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

It shows that you dont have a bacterial infection and the amount of cells are within expected limits

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Dr M

Question 3

What does white blood cells mean if low?

Accepted Answer

It could either mean your body is producing less or your body is using up more, it isusually the first one though. You should see your doctor asap if you suspect this. It  should not be ignored as it could be serious.

Question 4

What does white blood cells mean if 18000?

Accepted Answer

White blood cells roll along the sides of the blood vessels and release into the bloodstream if inflammatory signals occur (infection, injury, autoimmune disease, etc).  It is usually transient and returns to normal as the inflammatory environment becomes quenched.  The count usually must be higher and persist for longer (and is associated with telltale symptoms) before considering cancer or other

Question 5

Why would i have rare white blood cells in a semen culture?

Accepted Answer

Rare WBC's in the semen, especially in the absence of other symptoms are normal.

Question 6

What to do if i have a lymphoid on the back of my neck and elevated white blood cells. what can that mean?

Accepted Answer

Infection, and although rare at your age, it could also be a slow growing non hodgkin's lymphoma.

Question 7

I had a urine test and was told i have no white blood cells.  what does this mean? i was passing blood and it burned to urinate.

Accepted Answer

This probably means you probably do not have an infection but still could have stones in any part of the urinary tract. Make sure to drink a lot (>1 gallon) of water daily.

Question 8

I recently had surgery and had a gram stain test taken from my chest and it said that i have rare white blood cells. is that normal and is it okay to have?

Accepted Answer

Rare white blood cells seen with gram stain from a lesion is a common finding, nothing to concern.

Question 9

When you have high levels of nitrates in urine test but show no white blood cells in the urine test what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Possible to have a UTI without white cells in urine. Nitrite urine test is usually only positive in presence of bacteria. Suggest you get a urine culture to delineate a uti, identify bacteria & which antibiotics will eliminate them.

Question 10

My son had a biopsy on a lymph node in his neck. it came back benign but has a collection of white blood cells. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

All healthy lymph nodes have clusters of different types of white cells. They're your friends. If the pathologist did not give an additional diagnosis (for example, tuberculosis or Kikuchi-Fujimoto), consider yourself healthy.

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What does it mean if a semen culture said rare white blood cells seen on a gram stain smear?

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Pap bacteriology results were rare white blood cells, moderate epithelial cells, moderate bacteria, no clue cells. what does this mean?

What does white blood cells mean if low?

What does white blood cells mean if 18000?

Why would i have rare white blood cells in a semen culture?

What to do if i have a lymphoid on the back of my neck and elevated white blood cells. what can that mean?

I had a urine test and was told i have no white blood cells. what does this mean? i was passing blood and it burned to urinate.

I recently had surgery and had a gram stain test taken from my chest and it said that i have rare white blood cells. is that normal and is it okay to have?

When you have high levels of nitrates in urine test but show no white blood cells in the urine test what does this mean?

My son had a biopsy on a lymph node in his neck. it came back benign but has a collection of white blood cells. what does this mean?

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