White blood cells , or leukocytes (also spelled leucocytes ; from the Greek word leuko- meaning white ), are cells of the immune system involved in defending the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials. Five different and diverse types of leukocytes exist, but they are all produced and derived from a multipotent cell in the bone marrow known as a hematopoietic stem cell . They live for about 3 to 4 days in the average human body. Leukocytes are found throughout the body, including the blood and lymphatic system . The number of leukocytes in the blood is often an indicator of disease . There are normally between 4 10 9 and 1.1 10 10 white blood cells in a litre of blood, and ranging from 7 and 21 micrometres in diameter, they make up approximately 1% of blood in a healthy adult. An increase in the number of leukocytes over the upper limits is called leukocytosis , and a decrease below the lower limit is called leukopenia . The physical properties of leukocytes, such as volume, conductivity , and granularity , may change due to activation, the presence of immature cells, or the presence of malignant leukocytes in leukemia .
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I am 4 months pregnant and my review is diagnosed in Pope II and increased number of leukocytes in the vaginal smear?Is that something XXXXXXX and how is it treated?
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My daughter is 15, has been severely fatigued and has lost 40-50 lbs over 5 months went to get Labs and result was Abnormally low Neutrophil Count. She also says she has leg pains. What does it all mean?
My wife has been ill for over 2years now. After she has a meal or does any moderate activites she will lose all strength in her body and becomes numb and her body will have seizuries during this, she has a feeling of...
i had my last periods from 09 to 13 feb .On 14 feb i had physical relation with my parter and took ipill the next day .In february i noticed some blood with my white discharge .My periods started from 3 march and lasted till 10 march.Now my...
i had my last periods from 09 to 13 feb .On 14 feb i had physical relation with my parter and took ipill the next day .In february i noticed some blood with my white discharge .My periods started from 3 march and lasted till 10 march.Now my...
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I have asked this query before too but that time i was taking reports from some other hospital where my puss cells in semen were in range of 35-40 and now i have changed my lab and i have attached the report....
Hi , I have slightly low alkaline phosphatase and mildly Low Ast and slightly low calcium and slightly low white blood cell count...What could this indicate
My baby girl is 50days. feed by breastmilk.She has diarrhea started from one week after her bron. This few weeks she has poop around 10 times/day, and fart a lot with little stool, but no fever. She growing well her...
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hi. i went to the doctor today and she said that i had high levels of white blood cells in my discharge and i have been having bleeding with intercourse. i was recently raped and she said that maybe the gentleman had given me chlamydia or triccamonias and gave me antibiotics for that but the bleeding had occurred once before the rape and my...
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my son is 2 year 4 months and his height is 84cm, weight 10.7kg. he is having us cells in urine. the recent urine analysis report is Color - pale yellow clarity - slight turbid specific gravity - 1.020 PH - 5.0 Protein - trace Leucocytes - positive(++) Blood - positive (++) pus cells 35-40/hpf RBCs - 20-25/hpf epithelial cells - Occ Before 20...
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my 2 yrs daughter is having 15000 white blood cells in the body so before also she face this problem ,that time she has to start giving iv injection again now she is having this problem ,now also dr started anti biotic but oraly,my question is why WBC is getting high every time
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Hello, my 3 year daughter has been running fever of 103 going on 3 days. Her stomach hurts really bad she has not eaten any for for 2 days. She had thrown up 2 times and went poop 2 times and it was white in color. We also went to hospital had sono and ct scan and they said it was not appendicitis but ever symptom . The release form from...
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a close friend of mine was taking to hospital she is 20 wks pregnate, they told her from an ultr sound that her kidney had fluid in it, and her white blood cells were long, but baby was moving but looked like it didnt have much room and feet might be suck, they told her to see her doctor asap and sent her home. Her baby doctor is very busy and...
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hi.... my daughter is 8 n half months old...for the past 15 days she is having problems in passing urine...i guess its paining becoz of which she is crying....we have done a R/E and M/E of urine in which pus cell cont is 4-6 /hpf , epithilial cell cont is 3-4/hpf and albumin is found in trace...is it normal? what should be the pus cell and...
I got tested in my blood and everything came out fine.. But when it came to my stool I tested positive in my white blood cells and they are also high... What does this mean? My appointment is on friday and the nurse wont tell me anymore... Im being referred to a G.I. You see Ive had this problem with diarrea since I was 14 and Im 32 now so this...
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Had two successful pregnancies and now I m trying for a third but I m having difficulties. Doctor told me I m anemic and have low blood count. Could that be the reason?
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I have been having a pain on my right aid of my abdominal for 3 days now I went to the er and they sais I have white blood cells in my urin but my blood test came back fine no big increase in white cells they want to wait for a scan what could it be I have been on antibiotics for 4 days now today is my 5 th and last day for a sinus infection
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Sir, My Semem analysis report Qty. 1.8 ML, White colour, Odour- Fruity, Time of Liquidification-more than 2Hrs Epithelial cells-absent, micro organisms-absent, erythrocytes-0.2/HPF, Leucocytes-3.5/HPF please suggest
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