My seven year old had a fainting episode at school. The Dr. said she had an "elevated" white blood cell count. (20,000)
2006-11-15 12:09:31 · 5 answers · asked by William V 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Infection/disease, even minor things can cause elevated white blood cell counts in children (fever, colds, cuts).
The average is 10,000.
I would call the doctor and ask him what steps he feels is necessary to take in order to make sure she has nothing big going on where she actually fainted.
2006-11-15 15:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by erinjl123456 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Elevated WBC Might Indicate an Active Infection (Like Mentioned Above), Or Other Things, Might Only Be Elevated Due to Stress, Perhaps From a Fever, See: Demargination. I Wish I Could Be of More Help.
2016-03-28 21:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In children the normal count is between 5,000 and 10,000. Did the Doctor tell you why the count was elevated. Many different things can cause an elevated count. Call the Doctor and ask why her count is elevated.
2006-11-15 13:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by miss_nikki214 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The elevated level of WBC's in a 7 yr. old is around 10,000. The normal level of WBC's in a 7 yr. old is around 15,000.
2006-11-15 12:36:08 · answer #4 · answered by CelebrateMeHome 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why didn't you ask the doctor?
2006-11-15 15:03:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋