Question

what would a high amount of neutrophils specifically indicate?

We need to explain the clinical significance of several lab results. One of the other lab results already shows a high white blood cell count, which means a likely presence of infection. But there is also lab results specifically for neutrophils. What information is clinically significant about elevated neutrophils in a CBC, since we already know there is a high WBC? Thank you! The lab said the neutrophils were 88 percent, and in previous labs they were 54 percent.

Answer 1

Leukocytes or WBC are the cell that fight against foreign bodies. The leukocytes included agranulocytes and granulocytes cell. The neutrophil is one of the granulocute cell. The neutrophil is abundant and primary responders to infection.normally neutrophil found in 40 to 60% in our body. High amount of neutrophil Indicate

:infections__especially  bacterial and fungal infection is more specific to neutrophil .Neutrophil in increased to fight against microbes by phagocytosis .

:stress__emotional stress also increased the amount of neutrophils.

:leukemia (acute myelogenous leukemia )__the cancerous bone marrow produce large amount of immature nutrophils.

:injury

:inflammation

:autoimmune disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis

:medication such as prednisone