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This Is the difference in two months draws {thyroid pending} please note 50% increase in monocytes .what does this mean ? WBC 2.5 now 3.2 RBC 4.06 to 3.89 HEMO 12.4 to 12.3 platlets 156,000 to 163,000 NEUT 50 to 45.4 MONOCYTES 5 TO 10.1 absolute neutrophil 1.3 to 1.5 look okay ?
You look good; great platelets, good hgb, rest all within safe levels.
From Wikipedia:
" Monocytes have two main functions in the immune system: (1) replenish resident macrophages and dendritic cells under normal states, and (2) in response to inflammation signals, monocytes can move quickly (approx. 8-12 hours) to sites of infection in the tissues and divide/differentiate into macrophages and dendritic cells to elicit an immune response. "
Macrophages are pathogen eaters. A high percentage of monocytes is a good thing.
From Wikipedia:
" Monocytes have two main functions in the immune system: (1) replenish resident macrophages and dendritic cells under normal states, and (2) in response to inflammation signals, monocytes can move quickly (approx. 8-12 hours) to sites of infection in the tissues and divide/differentiate into macrophages and dendritic cells to elicit an immune response. "
Macrophages are pathogen eaters. A high percentage of monocytes is a good thing.
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