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My son's wbc has increased to22000.what should i do?
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Ask why: As a pathologist and lab specialist, let me share the first principle of laboratory medicine -- focus on the person, not the numbers. Don't even read online about the many causes of an elevated white blood count, but ask what cells are up, whether they look normal, and why. This may be anything from leukemia to white cells with a mild mutation that keeps them circulating rather than wall-bound.
Answered 6/9/2016
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