Bellaire, OH
A 45-year-old male asked:
my wbc was 15, is that dangerously high?
4 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 24 years experience
No.: Suggests you are fighting an infection, but could be from steroids, stress or other things. Must be considered as one piece of the whole picture, not in isolation.
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Dr. Diane Minichanswered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Mild elevation: Can be from an infection viral or bacterial.
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Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
White count: Although white blood cell count has meaning it in itself does not mean you have dangerous symptoms. For example 20 percent of people with appendicitis have a normal white count. A white count of 15, 000 is elevated and ususally consistent with an infection, but not necessarily critical.
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Dr. John Chiuanswered
Allergy and Immunology 57 years experience
Depends: It all depends on what is causing it. A WBC this high is not unusual in many common bacterial or viral infections. But if this is a persistent observation, then it can be problematic.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
My WBC was low twice and the 3rd time it was normal. Should I have another draw to be safe?
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Dr. Claude Parolaanswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Depends: Sometimes a viral infection can cause your WBC to go low and once you get over the infection , the WBC goes back up to normal, but other diseases may cause low wbc, such as : hiv, myelodysplasia etc... ( abnormal bone marrow functioning). If your WBC was slightly low and then become normal, i would not worry much, but if it was very low and become bearly normal, repeating it is not a bad idea.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
What is WBC automated? And what's the normal range?
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Dr. Edward Neilsenanswered
Family Medicine 19 years experience
Depends: This depends on the exact machine specifications, but usually the nomal range is somewhere around 3-10.
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DE
A 24-year-old member asked:
Wbc automated reads 3.4, is that normal?
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Dr. Michael Mirochnaanswered
Family Medicine 13 years experience
Don't worry: A WBC count of 3.4 would be considered low, but it's not worrisome. This happens commonly. Repeating the test in a few weeks to months can show that it returns to the normal range. If it was zero, that would be worrisome. I would especially not worry if you are feeling well and this was checked as a screen or a problem such as high blood pressure.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
No other symptoms, fatigue, headaches, and WBC from 11k to 30k up, down, up again ?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Nela Corderoanswered
Pediatrics 54 years experience
Infection: Increase in WBC means infection specially with accompanying symptoms consult a doctor thanks.
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Sibley, IA
A 33-year-old female asked:
I have been diagnosed with several diff conditions and been i'll for 3 yrs and still haven't found cause of high WBC is the any docs of med mysteries?
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
Causes of high WBC's: Causes of high wbc's in the blood include: infections, drug reactions, bone marrow disorders, immune system disorders, etc... Examples of such disorders include: acute or chronic leukemia, severe allergies, viral or bacterial infections, rheumatoid arthritis, severe emotional stress, severe physical stress, tissue damage or injuries such as burns, etc.. Keeping a diary can help sort things out.
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