Lab Notes - 5
Increased cell type with disease:  continued
Brucellosis disease =
Monocytes
Allergies =
Eosinophils
Rickettsial infections =
Monocytes
Appendicitis =
Neutrophils
Myeloid leukemias =
Neutrophils
Increased cell type will be found along the edges of the blood smear:
Monocytes, neutrophils, and large abnormal cells
If a person has a normal platelet count how many platelets should one see per oil immersion field:
7 – 20 to give 150,000 – 400,000/mL