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PRESENTER- DR.SUMAYIA
Normal WBC Count = 4,000 – 10,000/cu mm or
4 – 10 x 109 /L
• Differential Count:
• Neutrophil = 40 – 80 %
• Eosinophil = 1 – 6 %
• Basophil = <1-2 %
• Lymphocytes = 20 – 40 %
• Monocytes = 2 – 10 %
Wbc can divided into granulocytes and agranulocytes
Granulocytes:
1.Neutrophils
2.Eosinophils
3.Basophile
Agranulocytes:
1.Lymphocytes
2.Monocytes
Neutrophils / PMN- Polymorphonuclear leucocytes
Appearance:
• Bilobed nucleus
• Diameter : 10-20micrometer
• 1-6% of WBC
• Recruited to sites of inflammation
• Mental distress
• Cushing’s syndrome
• ACTH administration
Basophil
Polycythemia Vera
Hodgkin's disease
Basopenia
Hyperthyroidism
Pregnancy
Lymphocyte
• 20-40% of WBC
• Renal failure
• Advanced Tuberculosis
• Syphilis, Tuberculosis
• Protozoan infections
• Rheumatoid arthritis
MONOCYTOPENIA
• LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKAEMIA
• APLASTIC ANAEMIA
Platelets
• Diameter 3-4microns
•Blood loss.
•Cancer.
•Infections.
•Iron deficiency.
•Hemolytic anemia
Thrombocytopenia (platelets<1.0l)