Blood test shows elevated white blood cells

Speaking of blood tests, I believe everyone is familiar with it, because when you go to the hospital for medical treatment when you feel unwell, a blood test is basically required. This is because when a person is sick, the number of various cells in the blood will fluctuate outside the normal value. For example, if you have anemia, the number of red blood cells or the hemoglobin content will change. When the number of white blood cells changes, it means that inflammation has occurred in the body. Let’s talk about the specific reasons for high white blood cell counts in blood tests.

White blood cell count:

The normal blood sugar level for adults is 4000-10000/μL, for newborns is 15000-20000/μL, and for infants aged 6 months to 2 years is 11000-12000/μL.

Elevated: various cell infections, inflammations, severe burns. Leukemia should be excluded when the level is significantly elevated.

Reduce: Leukopenia, hypersplenism, hematopoietic dysfunction, bone marrow suppression caused by radiation, drugs, chemical toxins, malaria, typhoid, viral infection, paratyphoid.

Leukocytosis is common in inflammatory infections, bleeding, poisoning, leukemia, etc. Its reduction is common in viral infectious diseases such as influenza and measles, severe sepsis, drugs or radiation, and certain blood diseases.

Categorical Counts:

White blood cells are divided into 5 types.

One is neutrophil (Gran), the normal range is 0.50-0.70. The reasons for increase or decrease are the same as those for white blood cell count; increase: bacterial infection, inflammation; decrease: viral infection.

The second is lymphocytes (Lym), with a normal range of 0.20-0.40. An increase is common in neutropenia, tuberculosis, whooping cough, etc.; a decrease is common in neutrophilia; an increase: whooping cough, infectious mononucleosis, viral infection, acute infectious lymphocytosis, lymphocytic leukemia; a decrease: immunodeficiency.

The third is eosinophils, the normal range is 0.005-0.05, and an increase is seen in parasitic diseases, allergic diseases and certain skin diseases;

Increased: chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic hemolytic anemia.

Fourth, alkaliphils, the normal range is 0 to 0.01, which has little clinical significance;

The fifth is monocytes, the normal range is 0.03-0.08, and an increase in the number is seen in the recovery period of acute infectious diseases. Increased: tuberculosis, typhoid fever, malaria, monocytic leukemia.