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What Causes A High Monocyte Count And Cholesterol?

I'm 31 year old female. 5'5", 145 pounds. I'm relatively healthy. Routine lab work showed my good cholesterol is bad. But also that my absoloute monocytes were high. What is the cause for absolute monocytes being high? Does that have anything to do with cholesterol?
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Hello,
Monocyte count is not related to cholesterol, slight elevation may be normal, especially if you are not having any of infection like fever, which is a usual cause for it. Everyone count may not fit into the boundaries mentioned on the reports.
For Cholesterol, you should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly thrice a day for one week then once or twice a weeYou should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly. Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity atleast 30 min a day and 5 times a week. Lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn't abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your lipid profile and sugars tested once..k. Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity atleast 30 min a day and 5 days a week. Lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn't abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your also sugars tested once..
You also need to be started on medicine like atorvastatin, so get this prescribed.
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What Causes A High Monocyte Count And Cholesterol?

Hello, Monocyte count is not related to cholesterol, slight elevation may be normal, especially if you are not having any of infection like fever, which is a usual cause for it. Everyone count may not fit into the boundaries mentioned on the reports. For Cholesterol, you should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly thrice a day for one week then once or twice a weeYou should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly. Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity atleast 30 min a day and 5 times a week. Lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn t abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your lipid profile and sugars tested once..k. Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity atleast 30 min a day and 5 days a week. Lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn t abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your also sugars tested once.. You also need to be started on medicine like atorvastatin, so get this prescribed.