Title: What Is a Dangerous White Blood Cell Count?
Headings: What Is a Dangerous White Blood Cell Count?
What Is a Dangerous White Blood Cell Count?
What Are White Blood Cells?
What Is the Function of White Blood Cells?
What Is a Dangerous White Blood Cell Count?
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Content: Causes of high white blood cell counts include: Infections, such as bacterial infections
Leukemia and lymphoma, which are types of cancers
Trauma
Extensive wounds or burns
Acute or chronic inflammation such as from autoimmune disease, allergies, and other inflammatory problems
Cigarette smoking
Use of certain drugs, including corticosteroids heparin, lithium, albuterol, and similar drugs
A low white blood cell count is called leucopenia, which is generally diagnosed when white blood cell levels are below 4,500/μL.
Causes of low white blood cell counts include: Tumors or disease in the bone marrow
Certain drugs, such as chemotherapy for cancer, some antibiotics and diuretics, anti- thyroid hormone drugs, captopril, seizure medications, and others
Liver and spleen problems
Radiation therapy to treat cancer
Leukemia and other cancers
Physical or emotional stress
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References
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx
https://antileukemia.com/understanding-white-blood-cell-count/