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If prednisone can cause an elevation in wbc, is it concerning for a patient to have low lymphocytes, mpv, and mchc and or is this also common?
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Incomplete info: Prednisone is known to cause increase in WBC and decrease in lymphocytes. Rest of the information and the question, if any are not clear.
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