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What CBC Results Are Expected When Diagnosed With DHF With Septicemia?
Brief Answer:
Intrepret lab results
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
All of these results together are known as a CBC(complete blood count). There are three types of blood cells in a person's blood (red blood cells ,white blood cells, and platelets). The lab technician takes a small amount of the patient's blood and spreads it onto a glass slide. This is peripheral smear which is examined under the microscope.
When that was done it showed the red blood cells to be microcytic, hypochromic, with anisopoikilocytosis (small in size, less hemoglobin than usual, and of various shapes).
Hemoglobin gives the red blood cells their red color.
There are different anemias. One is microcytic, hypochromic which could be due to iron deficiency.
The leukocytes(another name for white blood cells) are slightly reduced, which may not be significant. Segmented cells predominate.
There are several kinds of white blood cells of which segmented cells are usually the most numerous.
Blast is a type of white blood cell that is associated with cancer.
A slight decrease in platelets
is usually not significant.
I hope your son is getting stronger and his health is improving.
If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion, and rate the answer. Wish you good health.
Arnold Zedd, MD, FAAP
Intrepret lab results
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
All of these results together are known as a CBC(complete blood count). There are three types of blood cells in a person's blood (red blood cells ,white blood cells, and platelets). The lab technician takes a small amount of the patient's blood and spreads it onto a glass slide. This is peripheral smear which is examined under the microscope.
When that was done it showed the red blood cells to be microcytic, hypochromic, with anisopoikilocytosis (small in size, less hemoglobin than usual, and of various shapes).
Hemoglobin gives the red blood cells their red color.
There are different anemias. One is microcytic, hypochromic which could be due to iron deficiency.
The leukocytes(another name for white blood cells) are slightly reduced, which may not be significant. Segmented cells predominate.
There are several kinds of white blood cells of which segmented cells are usually the most numerous.
Blast is a type of white blood cell that is associated with cancer.
A slight decrease in platelets
is usually not significant.
I hope your son is getting stronger and his health is improving.
If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion, and rate the answer. Wish you good health.
Arnold Zedd, MD, FAAP
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What is your interpretation? Are the readings like this because of the infection?
Brief Answer:
meaning of the lab results
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
In order to explain the meaning of the CBC results I would need to have the numeric values of the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
For example, the term that measures the red blood cells is the hemoglobin. A hemoglobin of 13g is normal for a child your son's age, but 11g is low and this would mean he has anemia. Since the lab results you provided do not have a number value for hemoglobin, I cannot determine if he has anemia.
Slightly decreased white blood cells and platelets are probably close enough to normal values to be ok.
The best way to have your very appropriate questions answered would be to speak with the physician who knows your son and has been taking care of him during his recent hospitalization and also has access to your son's complete lab results.
I hope I have provided you with useful information and pointed you in the right direction. However, if you have additional concerns, I shall be happy to continue helping.
Arnold Zedd, MD, FAAP
meaning of the lab results
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
In order to explain the meaning of the CBC results I would need to have the numeric values of the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
For example, the term that measures the red blood cells is the hemoglobin. A hemoglobin of 13g is normal for a child your son's age, but 11g is low and this would mean he has anemia. Since the lab results you provided do not have a number value for hemoglobin, I cannot determine if he has anemia.
Slightly decreased white blood cells and platelets are probably close enough to normal values to be ok.
The best way to have your very appropriate questions answered would be to speak with the physician who knows your son and has been taking care of him during his recent hospitalization and also has access to your son's complete lab results.
I hope I have provided you with useful information and pointed you in the right direction. However, if you have additional concerns, I shall be happy to continue helping.
Arnold Zedd, MD, FAAP
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Dr. Remy Koshy
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