White Blood Cells (WBC) Parameters

Question 1

WBC (White Blood Cells)

Answer 1

Increases: maybe be due to inflammation, stress, excitement and leukemia.

Decrease: may be due to overwhelming inflammation and bone marrow failure.

Question 2

Leukocyte Differential

Answer 2

Various patterns of change in the number of Neu (Neutrophils), LYM (lymphocytes), MONO (Monocytes), EOS (eosinophils), and BASO (Basophils) may be seen with different types of inflammation, stress, excitement and leukemia.

Question 3

NEU (Neutrophils)

Answer 3

Inflammatory cell associated with infectious and noninfectious disease processes.

Question 4

LYM (Lymphocytes)

Answer 4

Immune cell highly responsive to stress and potentially increased during chronic infections.

Question 5

MONO (Monocytes)

Answer 5

Inflammatory cell associated with repair of tissue injury.

Question 6

EOS (Esophils)

Answer 6

Inflammatory cell associated with parasitic diseases, hypersensitivity and allergies.

Question 7

BASO (Basophils)

Answer 7

Inflammatory cell associated with parasitic diseases, hypersensitivity and allergies.