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A member asked:

Had a cortizone (hydrocortisone) shot in shoulder on a thursday & labs done on saturday. wbc 11.1(h) neutrophils 78 (h) lymphocytes 13(l) could this be the cortizone (hydrocortisone)?

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YES!!: Corticosteroids can and will raise your white count, often just like the numbers you have. This is ok. Nothing to worry about

Dr Anyanwu and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/8/2015

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Yes: cortisone can increase WBC count.

Dr Arnoult and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/8/2015

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A member asked:

When testing for pituitary antibodies in lymphocytic hypophysitis, can hydrocortisone taken for partial ai at the time of testing reduce the autoimmune activity and affect the testing of antibodies?

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A member asked:

I have no pituitary gland . i have for many years been on 20mg a day of hydrocortisone. my cortisol levels are normally at 0.8 on lab reports and ive stable on this dosage for many yrs. how much should and would my stress dose increase my reading?

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A member asked:

I have no pituitary gland . i have been on hydrocortisone for many years. would my cortisol levels ever for any reason read high or out of rang on my lab work?

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A member asked:

My lab numbers are: wbc:4.9, rbc:3.88, hgb:11.6, hct:34.5, neutrophils:79.7, lymphocytes:13.0, absolute lymphocytes:0.6 . S this anything to worry about?

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A member asked:

I had labs done yesterday.. my WBC is 14.1 my neutrophils are 8.8 and my lymphocytes are 4.1 rest is normal.. should i be worried?

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