Category: Cancer

• Complete blood count with Differential (CBC with DIFF): Red Blood Cells

  Red Blood Cells carry oxygen and changes in the number of these cells can cause significant problems. Red blood cells (RBCs) are decreased with: – Iron deficiency Anemia – Bleeding – Kidney disease – Cancer – Medications – Vitamin deficiency – Radiation – Pregnancy – Overhydration Red blood cells (RBCs) are increased with: – Lung…

  July 6, 2015

  · Acute Phase Reactants, Autoimmune diseases, Autoimmune diseases, Biologic Therapy, Biologic Therapy, Blood, Blood, Cancer, Cancer, Colitis, Colitis, Hematology, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Medical school, Medicine, oncology

• Complete blood count with Differential (CBC with DIFF): White Blood Cells

  White blood cell count is commonly ordered even though it has no value as a screening test. White blood Cells include – Mostly Neutrophils (60-70%) – Lymphocytes (30-40%) – Monocytes (2-8%) – Eosinophils (1-4%) – Band or Immature Neutrophils (0-3%). These appear with severe infections when there is recruitment of neutrophils mature or immature in…

  July 6, 2015

  · Acute Phase Reactants, Acute Phase Reactants, Autoimmune diseases, Autoimmune diseases, Biologic Therapy, Biologic Therapy, Blood, Blood, Cancer, Cancer, Colitis, Colitis, Hematology, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Medical school, Medicine, oncology