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What does low monocytes (3.0%) and high basophils (2.0%) indicate? symptoms include joint/muscle/back pain, chronic fatigue, 12+ hours of sleep. help!

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Use cell count not %: Hi. The % monocytes, basophils, or any other cells in the WBC differential are not useful; cell counts (i.e., absolute cell number) should be expressed for meaningful data. In other words, cell % may be abnormal in the setting of normal cell count and no pathology. Talk with your doc who ordered the CBC/differential. Good luck!

Answered 2/13/2017

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