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Blood test results show my white cells are low.
I wondered what this might mean. I dont want to start looking it up in too much detail at the moment, as I might frighten myself too much. I will be seeing my doctor soon, but have to have a chest xray first. Thanks for you help.
I wondered what this might mean. I dont want to start looking it up in too much detail at the moment, as I might frighten myself too much. I will be seeing my doctor soon, but have to have a chest xray first. Thanks for you help.
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How low?
The normal range for white cells in an adult is around about 4.5-10.0 x 10^9 / litre. This is for 95% of the population, therefore 1 in 20 people can be expected to fall outside this range and still be normal.
A count of 3.9 may mean nothing, a count of <1.0 definitely does.
There is a huge number of reasons for variation in white cell count, e.g. merely running for a bus will send your count up. A low count? Again many many reasons, viral infection is one, but it looks as though nobody is panicking which is reasssuring.
The normal range for white cells in an adult is around about 4.5-10.0 x 10^9 / litre. This is for 95% of the population, therefore 1 in 20 people can be expected to fall outside this range and still be normal.
A count of 3.9 may mean nothing, a count of <1.0 definitely does.
There is a huge number of reasons for variation in white cell count, e.g. merely running for a bus will send your count up. A low count? Again many many reasons, viral infection is one, but it looks as though nobody is panicking which is reasssuring.
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