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What Does My Lab Test Report Indicate?

I was at the hospital last week with severe abdominal pain I thought it was my appendix. doctor did ct scan and my results were the following appendix fine. free fluid in pelvis. my labs came back as this and I have no idea what they mean or what was tested for
absolute seg ct 9.9x1000 high, absolute band ct 1.3x1000 high, absolute lymph ct 0.1x1000 low, left shift present(abnormal)
Wed, 4 Nov 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
The lab report that you have posted is that of blood.
The report is showing that there is increase in number of neutrophils and band cells.
Neutrophils are white blood cells which are increased in case of infection.
Band cells are precursors of neutrophils or the cells which precede the neutrophils.
There is decrease in number of lymphocytes.
An increase in neutrophils and band cells along with decrease in lymphocytes is suggestive of bacterial infection.
However, other parameters like total leukocyte count also need to be known for better interpretation of results.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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What Does My Lab Test Report Indicate?

Hello and welcome to HCM, The lab report that you have posted is that of blood. The report is showing that there is increase in number of neutrophils and band cells. Neutrophils are white blood cells which are increased in case of infection. Band cells are precursors of neutrophils or the cells which precede the neutrophils. There is decrease in number of lymphocytes. An increase in neutrophils and band cells along with decrease in lymphocytes is suggestive of bacterial infection. However, other parameters like total leukocyte count also need to be known for better interpretation of results. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri