When i went to the Emergency room mine was 22 what can cause it to be that high
2006-12-23 17:24:40 · 8 answers · asked by Kara 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
WBC should really be between 4 and 11 (x10^9) per litre. The 11 value is for when you are fighting infection and the 4 is when you are in a good state.
Best thing to do is to get it tested again and check that it is that high, so as not to needlessly think there is something wrong when there may not be.
2006-12-23 23:37:38 · answer #1 · answered by Mubz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
xxHollywood had a good response. It has to due with a current infection attacking your body. Your body essentially has 2 different immune systems, an innate and an adaptive. Your innate immune system responds rapidly to an infection, for example we will say a cut. Certain elements, known as neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells immediately attack the surface of your skin, being that they are all tissue resident. This is the cause of a high WBC count. If these cells fail to eliminate any infection, virus, etc, your adaptive immune system takes over. In turn, B cells are created (which are really antibodies) and clear out the problem. A high WBC could also be that about 50% of these cells are memory cells, for later infection that remain in the bone marrow, or plasma cells that work immediately to clear out the problem. Any other questions I can help with, shoot me an email.
2006-12-23 17:47:50 · answer #2 · answered by frcey668855 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Infections cause your white blood cell count to be elevated. When your immune system detects something foreign in your system, it sends WBC's to attack it physically and be making antibodies. There are several different kinds of WBC's, and a "differential" should determine what kind of infection you most likely have -- whether it is bacterial, viral, parasitic, etc.
2006-12-23 17:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by ♦Hollywood's Finest♦ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because you say have gone to the emergency room it may due to pathological conditions: 1. Infectious, 2.General like septicemia ,endocaditis3. Toxic neutrophilia 3.Drugs and poisons 4 Post hemorrhagic or4 .associated with tissue destruction like post operative,myocardial infarction , cancer of the liver, intestinal tract or bone marrow, burns, after haemolysis of red cells.
2006-12-23 23:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Infection and the white cells are battling the infection
2006-12-23 17:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds as if your body is fighting an infection.
2006-12-23 17:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by Angie P. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
infection is the cause.
2006-12-23 17:32:38 · answer #7 · answered by my_mas0n 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
infection
2006-12-23 17:27:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋