A 36-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me what can it mean if my wbc is high?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 53 years experience
It depends: It depends how high. It can be related to meds, infection or blood disorders. You need to provide specific information. How high is high?
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What does low WBC and high monocytes mean?
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Dr. Michael Dugananswered
Specializes in Hematology
Hard to comment: Without the actual numbers. How low? The monocytes may be a relative increase and not absolute. Ie a high percentage of a lower number may be perfectly normal in total number.
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 50-year-old member asked:
I was wondering what does it mean when you have high lym (4.4) and high wbc?
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Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Viral: Elevated lymphocyte count is usually associated with a viral process.
4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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