Posted by ed_uk2010 on August 20, 2014, at 15:47:46
In reply to Re: Elevated white blood cells » Phillipa, posted by Tomatheus on August 19, 2014, at 22:45:10
>I think that maybe I need to get a "CBC with differential" test (as opposed to the "CBC no differential" test I got) to get it broken down by types of white blood cells.
That could be useful. Bear in mind some medications elevate the white cell count, notably corticosteroids eg. prednisolone (or prednisone) and lithium salts. (Neutrophils are the type of white cell elevated by these two drugs).
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