What does the RBC and WBC count indicate? Are they indicative of our immunity tio diseases ?
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The red blood cell (RBC) count determines the total number of red cells (erythrocytes) in a sample of blood. Examination of the erythrocytes provides the doctor/physician with information concerning anemia-related problems and the bone marrow response (which is where RBC's are produced). \nAnemia is basically deficiency of blood in common language.\n\nWhite blood cells (WBC's) are part of the body's defense or immune system.The WBC count provides clues about certain illnesses, and helps physicians monitor a patient's recovery from others.\nBasically WBC count says all about our immunity.The elevation or decrease in WBC decides our disease-eg leukemia.For a layman, yes WBC says about immunity.\nYou want me to give more details??
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Well, it sounds like you have been in touch with a doctor at some point to know that there is a low white blood count.  I would continue to speak to the doctor or doctors until you find what is wrong.  Good luck.
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about 1 white blood cell per 500 red blood cells
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Actually, I would need just a little bit more information.  Often when a doctor talks about low blood, it usualy means red blood cells but some of what you have posted also seems to indicate a low white cell count as well.\nIf the red count is the problem, a transfusion of packed red cells would, if the count is low enough, bring levels up quickly.  Iron supplements or an iron rich diet would help bring the red count up or help keep it up after transfusion if it is necessary.\nIf the white count is also low, things get a little more complicated.  A whole blood transfusion could be done, but units of whole blood would probably have to be specially collected from someone giving blood directly to the patient.  Most blood centers do not keep whole blood any more, they divide a unit into packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelets and sometimes up to two other fractions so as to help as many people as possible from each unit of blood.  If a whole blood transfusion doesn't solve the problem, a bone marrow transplant may be the last choice.\nFirst thing to do is to find out just what the problem is, low blood count is a symptom not a disease in itself, something else is  causing this, you need to know what that is.  At first guess, I would suggest seeing a Hematologist, this is a doctor specializing in blood and dlood diseases.
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first of all, a WBC count of 12 is not way, way high. it is slightly elevated (way way high is in the 20s-30s). \n\nas far as what's wrong with you, none of us know what the ER doc saw on exam. there is a quick test for strep, he might have done it if he put a q-tip in the back of your throat. \n\nanother possibility is cat-scratch disease (bartonella henselae). for normal, healthy individuals this is really of no consequence. it is usually treated with any of a number of antibiotics. there is a specific blood test that can be done, if the doctor thinks you might have it.
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If the percentage of neurtrophils changes it could be due to the fact that there are more or less of other white blood cells, this is called a relative change (meaning the change is only due to other cells, not neutrophil production). \nIf the actuall number changes, then that means that you are either making more or less neutrophils. This could indicate a bacterial infection if there is an increase. This is an absolute change in the number of neutrophils in your body is producing. \nIt could also mean that some of your neutrophils have left the walls of your blood vessels (this often happens to children who get upset during blood collection).\n\n**A shift to the left means that your body is putting out immature cells.  Normally, all of the white blood cells in circulation are mature.**\n\nIf you'd like numbers to support this, just give me an email.
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It first has to be determined what is causing it to begin with- then treatment is done according to what is causing it. Potential causes of a low white blood cell count include:\nInfections, such as viral infections and HIV \nAutoimmune disorders, such as lupus \nCertain medications, especially those used in chemotherapy and some antibiotics \nRadiation therapy \nBone marrow disease, such as leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes
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just look at the values that aren't normal\nanother thing to look at in ALL is the size of the WBC, they'll be VERY large\n\nhematocrit is very low at 36%, normal should be between 42-48% depending on if you're a male or female\n\nhemoglobin is very low at 8g/dL, normal is about 12-15 depending on if you're male of female\n\nWBC count is very high, normal amount is about 12,000\nneutrophil count should be 65% of WBC count or about 7500\nbasophil count should be <1% of WBC count or about 200\neosinophil count should be 4% of WBC count or about 400\nmonocyte count should be 6% of WBC count or about 700, so THAT is VERY HIGH at 1,800\nlymphocyte count should be 25% of WBC count or about 3000 so that is VERY HIGH at 4,700\n\nplatelet count should be about 150,000-300,000 so it's VERY LOW
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You have to understand your white blood cells are like your fighters. They fight off infection. So if you have an increased amount of them, it means your body is producing a lot of them to get rid of the infection.
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Basically there are numerous cells in the body composing of white blood cell and red blood cell
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Leukemia is an abnormal increase in whiteblood cells.\nBut there is not enough white blood cells that actually fight infection\nUsually accompanied by fatigue and weakness and anemia\n\nA good explanation from a site:\n\nIn a healthy person, the bone marrow makes the blood-forming cells that turn into the white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets in the blood. An ALL patient's marrow makes too many blast cells (immature white blood cells). These blast cells should turn into the white blood cells called lymphocytes, but they do not. So many blast cells grow that the marrow does not have room to make the normal red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. This causes these symptoms of ALL:\n\n\nAnemia -- feeling tired, short of breath and looking pale, caused by too few red blood cells \nBruising easily and having cuts that heal slowly or not at all, caused by too few platelets \nHaving frequent infections, especially of the skin or ear, caused by too few normal white blood cells
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A high white blood cell count indicates an infection somewhere in the body. You need to see a dr and find out whats wrong
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White blood cell (leukocyte) count.
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Leukocytes are WBCs... "Leuko-" = white..."-cyte" = cell... Other white blood cells include Neutrophils, Monocytes, Eosinophils, & Basophils...other leukocytes are T-lymphocytes and B-lymphocytes...natural killer cells...
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Neutrophils are one of five types of white blood cells present in human blood.  The others are Eosinophils, Basophils, Lymphocytes and Monocytes.  Neutrophils, also known as segs generally show an increase in the blood in response to bacterial infection, they are in fact bacteriophages which mean they actually ingest bacteria.  This is one of the body's main defenses against bacterial infection.
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Not all the bacteria is bad, plus if any of the bad bacteria gets in us, the immune system (the white blood cells) will attack them.
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there is a condition that can cause increase wbc with out outward signs of infection. they are a form of autoimmune disorder. it is Hypersensitivity reactions. it is classified in 3 categories 1,2,3 depending on what condition is causing the increase in WBC's. what is happening in this condition is the body's immune system is over reaction to a real physical condition. the condition could be from something as simple as a miner allergic that you can not detect, arthritic condition or something more sever in vary rare cases antigens can attach them self's to body organs and even RBC causing the body to form antibody's to the cell the antibody's stimulate WBC production. the WBC would Destroy the RBC causing anemia. the anemia could cause lite headiness and fatigue along with other symptoms that can be mild and misdiagnosed like depression. The test to detect this antigen is the direct anti globulin (Coombs) and the anti-non-v-globulin tests. this is Rare and is unlikely it is more likely you have an infection that you have not picked up on the symptoms yet. as long as you have the symptoms keep working with you doctor but also do home work and make suggestion about things. docs know a lot of things but do not know everything.