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My Daughter had her Blood drawn last Friday and again on Wed.
These are the results:
Fri 2/16/07:
White Blood Count 4.5 L
HGB 13.5
HCT 39.0
MCV 86.1
Platelets 214 L
Neutrophils 50.0
Monocytes 15.2 H
Monocytes ABS .7 H
Creatinine .4 L
Wed 2/21/07:
White Blood Count 4.9 L
HGB 13.7 H
HCT 40.5 H
MCV 87.1 H
Platelets 196 L
Neutrophils 14 L
Varieant Lymphs 7 H
Neutrophils ABS .7 L
Creatinine .3 L
Does anyone know what these results mean? Everything else was within the normal range. She has to go in for another blood draw on Wed. The Dr. has told us to keep her away from crowds because of the white blood count. Should we be worried about anything more than a virus? Everything I read online about low white blood and low platelets is pretty scary.
Well, the fact that both the WBCs and the Platelets are low is concerning. You are right, the most likely problem is a virus. Very common in the toddler group. But the doctor should run a few more tests. You didn't mention, does your child have a strange new rash? bruises anywhere? has he frequently been sick? I Wouldn't worry too much. More than likely the counts will come up slowly. But you really need to talk with your doctor and share your concerns. Yes, keep away from crowds, but really no one sick - family and friends alike, at least until the neutrophil ABS comes up a bit. Anything >.5 is acceptable, but .7 is still kinda low. And if your little one starts to bleed for any reason, a cut, a nosebleed, etc. call your doctor if it hasn't stopped after 5 minutes or so of gentle pressure. The platelets have to really be low, less than 50 or so, to be a big concern, so you're still good at 196. But keep an eye on things and trust mothers intuition.
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