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My doctor sai my white blood cells are high at 7.6 she's sending me to a hematologist... shoul i be concerned im 28 and a smoker... for about 2 years?

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Be aware: Smoking in itself can cause an elevated WBC count, so called smoking induced leukocytosis. Though it's not clear as the unit, as the number you report isn't typically a high WBC based on the most common unit found on blood reports.

Answered 5/15/2017

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