neutrophil count
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Reference interval
Increases
- see neutrophilia
- glucocorticoids increase absolute neutrophil count
- cause release of neutrophils from the bone marrow
- prevent egress of neutrophils from the intravascular space
Decreases
- see neutropenia
Specimen
- Whole blood (EDTA)
- Stable for 24 h at 4 C
More general terms
More specific terms
- band neutrophil count
- neutrophils in blood from fetus
- neutrophils in control blood
- neutrophils.dysplastic in blood
- neutrophils.hypogranulated in blood
- neutrophils.vacuolated in blood
- segmented neutrophil count
Additional terms
Component of
References
- ↑ Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2015
- ↑ Panel of 38 tests Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: http://www.aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/0040005.jsp