Interpretation of Full Blood Count

Question 1

Neutrophilia may be due too…

Answer 1

Acture bacterial infection, inflammatory conditiond, trauma, maliganacy or chronic myeloid leukaemia

Question 2

Neutropaenia may be due too?

Answer 2

Aplastic anaemia (bone marrow doesn’t produce enough cells), chemo/radiation, viral infection, widespread bacterial infection

Question 3

What causes lymphocytosis? (increased lymphocytes)

Answer 3

Viral infections or lymphocyte leukaemia

Question 4

What causes lymphopaenia?

Answer 4

Chemo, HIV, steroid medication, sepsis resulting in cortisol increase

Question 5

What causes monocytosis?

Answer 5

Chronic inflammatory disease, parasitic infection, tuberculosis, chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia

Question 6

What causes eosinophilia?

Answer 6

Atopy, Hodgkins lyphoma and parasitic infection