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What Does This Blood Report Of An Infant Indicate?
Question: Hi, I am XXXXXXX My baby girl is 51 days old.
Currently we have taken blood test and the lymphocytes count is 70% (normal range: 20-40%) & polymorphs is 22% (normal rang: 40-70%).
Is this a serious situation?..
Kindly advice what needs to be done ?
Currently we have taken blood test and the lymphocytes count is 70% (normal range: 20-40%) & polymorphs is 22% (normal rang: 40-70%).
Is this a serious situation?..
Kindly advice what needs to be done ?
Brief Answer:
The report is normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
The hematological values of infancy and early childhood are different from those of adults.
Most of the laboratories don't use the age specific reference values and usually mention the adult reference values in their reports.
In babies below 3 months of age the lymphocyte counts of 70 % is considered to be normal.Both the neutrophil and lymphocyte counts equalizes(each about 50%) by age of 6 months and the neutrophil counts exceeds lymphocytes after the age of about 4 years that is similar to adults.
Even the total leucocyte count of 20000/cmm is normal for this age unlike in adults where the upper limit is 11000/cmm.
So,I won't get worried with the report showing lymphocyte of 70 % and neutrophil 22% at 51 days of age.
I hope this helps.
Please do ask if you have any more query.
Regards
The report is normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
The hematological values of infancy and early childhood are different from those of adults.
Most of the laboratories don't use the age specific reference values and usually mention the adult reference values in their reports.
In babies below 3 months of age the lymphocyte counts of 70 % is considered to be normal.Both the neutrophil and lymphocyte counts equalizes(each about 50%) by age of 6 months and the neutrophil counts exceeds lymphocytes after the age of about 4 years that is similar to adults.
Even the total leucocyte count of 20000/cmm is normal for this age unlike in adults where the upper limit is 11000/cmm.
So,I won't get worried with the report showing lymphocyte of 70 % and neutrophil 22% at 51 days of age.
I hope this helps.
Please do ask if you have any more query.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dr. XXXXXXX
Thanks for the reply. I am enclosing all the reports for your perusal. Can you skim thru and update me on the same.
Thank you,
XXXXX
Thanks for the reply. I am enclosing all the reports for your perusal. Can you skim thru and update me on the same.
Thank you,
XXXXX
Brief Answer:
Reports is almost normal
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back
I have gone through the reports.Apart from low hemoglobin all the values are within normal limit.
Even low hemoglobin of this value is normal for age(due to physiological anemia of infancy) and no treatment is needed right now.
You can ask me further queries if you have any.
Regards
Reports is almost normal
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back
I have gone through the reports.Apart from low hemoglobin all the values are within normal limit.
Even low hemoglobin of this value is normal for age(due to physiological anemia of infancy) and no treatment is needed right now.
You can ask me further queries if you have any.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dr. XXXXXXX
Thank you for your reply. We have taken these tests as baby is crying often and for reasons we cannot comprehend. She has milk and then cries, she gets up from sleep and cries... We were thinking whether colic is the reason behind it.
What would be the reason for her cries. Do we have to feed her anything different...
Thank you,
XXXXX
Thank you for your reply. We have taken these tests as baby is crying often and for reasons we cannot comprehend. She has milk and then cries, she gets up from sleep and cries... We were thinking whether colic is the reason behind it.
What would be the reason for her cries. Do we have to feed her anything different...
Thank you,
XXXXX
Brief Answer:
Most likely due to colic
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up
If baby is passing urine and stool normally,accepting feeds,gaining weight,there is no fever/cough/cold/fast breathing I won't get overly worried.
Most likely this cry is due to colic.The report done is within normal limit and this rules out any bacterial infection.
You can give colic drops two to three times a day.
You are right.If baby is on formula feed I would suggest you to switch to a different formula feed as many a times this helps in relieving colic.
The other reason is gastroesophageal refux(GER).
If baby coughs after feed or in lying down position this suggests GER.
Giving domperidone and lansoprazole helps in this condition.
I hope this helps.
Please write me back if you have any more doubts.
Regards
Most likely due to colic
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up
If baby is passing urine and stool normally,accepting feeds,gaining weight,there is no fever/cough/cold/fast breathing I won't get overly worried.
Most likely this cry is due to colic.The report done is within normal limit and this rules out any bacterial infection.
You can give colic drops two to three times a day.
You are right.If baby is on formula feed I would suggest you to switch to a different formula feed as many a times this helps in relieving colic.
The other reason is gastroesophageal refux(GER).
If baby coughs after feed or in lying down position this suggests GER.
Giving domperidone and lansoprazole helps in this condition.
I hope this helps.
Please write me back if you have any more doubts.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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