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Expert: Samantha, MLT (ASCP) - 11/1/2009
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I have been for may be 6 month or more with chronic pain in my abdomen. with every once in a while black stool. I just got some blood work done and my wbc, neu, mon and sed rate was high. what could this mean?
Answer
Hi Jeannette. WBC (white blood cells), Neu (neutrophils, a type of WBC), Mon (monocytes, another type of WBC) are all part of a CBC (complete blood count) and refer to WBCs, which fight infection. When elevated, this could mean that the body is fighting some sort of infection (viral or bacterial). A sed rate indicates some sort of inflammation in the body. It's not specific, meaning it doesn't tell the doctor where the infection/inflammation is. It should also be taken into account how far off from normal your results are. Sometimes small variations from normal are not of any clinical significance.
Samantha
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