White blood cells
White blood cells, also called leukocytes, are part of the blood. They are important for the immune system in the body. They help prevent infection by attacking bacteria, viruses and bacteria that invade the body. White blood cells form in the bone marrow and spread across the bloodstream.
Insert White Blood Cell Screening (WBC) (CBC), but are examined to see whether they are normal, high or low, to infer the presence of a disease. The purpose of a white blood cell test is usually when feeling persistent pain in the body, fever, or Chills or headaches, this test helps detect the presence of hidden infections within the body, as well as to diagnose the presence of autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency, blood disorders, and also helps to monitor the effectiveness of chemotherapy or radiation therapy in cancer patients, Either from the vein in the arm or vein to the back of the hand.
Three types of white blood cells are known as granules, namely, neutral cells, acid cells and basal cells. Non-granular cells are the only two cells, lymphocytes of the T, B and C lymphocytes. The granular and granular name is used to infer cytoplasm content, Chemical as part of the immune response.
The normal range of white blood cells is between 4,500 to 10,000 (MCL). The normal range of neutral cells is between 200 – 700 cells / microliters. Acid cells are between 2 – 50 cells / microliters, basal cells between 2 – 10 cells / Microliter, and lymphocytes between 100-300 cells / microliters, and finally the only cells are 2 – 100 cells / microliters.
Leukopenia is a medical term used to describe the number of white blood cells as low, due to exposure to certain conditions that accompany or cause certain diseases such as HIV, autoimmune disorders, bone marrow disorders, lymphoma, acute infections, liver disease, spleen and others .
The increase in the number of white blood cells is another term used to describe the number of white blood cells as high, due to exposure to some conditions that accompany or cause some diseases such as anemia, bone marrow tumors, leukemia, arthritis and intestines, tissue damage, asthma and others.