Title: Leukocytosis:Overview, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, & treatment | FactDr
Headings: Leukocytosis
Leukocytosis
Overview of leukocytosis
What is leukocytosis?
What causes leukocytosis?
What are the warning signs and symptoms?
What are the different types of leukocytosis?
Diagnostic Tests
Treatment and Prevention
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References
https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv-aids/glossary/412/leukocytosis
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/34/12/1585/348541
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3559113/
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1201/p1004.pdf
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/leukocyte-adhesion-deficiency-syndromes/
Facts
Certain medications which are used in the treatment of inflammations, mental disorders, respiratory issues, or cancer can cause the WBC count to surge. The process used to decrease the WBC count is known is leukapheresis. In this, the blood is drawn from IV, WBCs are removed, and then the blood is again supplied back to the patient. Facts
WBCs make up only 1% of our bloodstream. Our body produces 100 billion WBCs every day. A healthy adult should have 4,000-11,000 WBC count/ mL of blood. Facts
There are 5 types of WBCs – monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils. If an adult has more than 30,000 WBC count in 1 cc.