A member asked:
my 12 year old son just had blood work done and has an abs immature granulocytes of 0.04 should i be concerned?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
No: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Having said that, immature granulocytes of 0.04, as long as those were not blasts, are not a cause for concern.
Answered on Sep 4, 2015
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