Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone could help me make sense of these labs; my seven-month-old son's blood work has been looking like this for about 15 days now—we've been doing samples every three days, and they just kind of fluctuate, sometimes slightly better, sometimes slightly worse, mostly regarding the values that fall outside the normal range. The general situation is that he gets exhausted and falls asleep after hardly any activity at all, and while the doctors at the hospital initially suspected mono, the serology came back negative, so now they're saying it’s some kind of virus but they aren't quite sure which one yet. Honestly, our heads are starting to spin from all the uncertainty, so I'd really appreciate any quick answers or thoughts you might have:
- WBC 8.2 ref 6.0-16.0
- RBC 4.89 ref 4.00-5.00
- Hemoglobin 124 ref 109-138
- Hematocrit 0.367 ref 0.320-0.404
- MCV 75 ref 74-89
- MCH 25.2 ref 24.3-29.2
- MCHC 337 ref 300-350
- RDW 11.5 ref 11.9-16.2 L
- Platelets 470 ref 150-450 H
- MPV 6.7 ref 6.9-11.3 L
- Eosinophil granulocytes (rel) 1.1 ref 0.0-6.0
- Basophil granulocytes (rel) 2.3 ref 0.0-2.0 H
- Neutrophil granulocytes (rel) 12.7 ref 23.0-66.0 L
- Lymphocytes (rel) 69.7 ref 18.0-60.0 H
- Monocytes (rel) 14.3 ref 5.0-13.0 H
- Eosinophil granulocytes 0.09 ref 0.00-0.70
- Basophil granulocytes 0.19 ref 0.00-0.20
- Neutrophil granulocytes 1.04 ref 2.50-7.20 L
- Lymphocytes 5.74 ref 2.00-6.60
- Monocytes 1.18 ref 0.22-1.51
- Reticulocytes 10 ref 4-19
- ESR 35 ref 0-20 H
CBC with differential/microscopic exam
- Metamyelocyte (rel) 1 ref 0-0 H
- Eosinophil granulocytes (rel) 2 ref 0-6
- Basophil granulocytes (rel) 1 ref 0-2
- Neutrophil granulocytes unsegmented (rel) 8 ref 0-3 H
- Neutrophil granulocytes segmented (rel) 8 ref 23-66 L
- Lymphocytes (rel) 64 ref 18-60 ref 18.0-60.0 H
- Monocytes (rel) 13 ref 5.0-13.0
- Plasma cell (rel) 1 ref 0-0 H
- Atypical (reactive) lymphocytes 2 ref 0-0 H
This all started with an ear infection about a month ago...
Please help, and thanks in advance.
I was wondering if anyone could help me make sense of these labs; my seven-month-old son's blood work has been looking like this for about 15 days now—we've been doing samples every three days, and they just kind of fluctuate, sometimes slightly better, sometimes slightly worse, mostly regarding the values that fall outside the normal range. The general situation is that he gets exhausted and falls asleep after hardly any activity at all, and while the doctors at the hospital initially suspected mono, the serology came back negative, so now they're saying it’s some kind of virus but they aren't quite sure which one yet. Honestly, our heads are starting to spin from all the uncertainty, so I'd really appreciate any quick answers or thoughts you might have:
- WBC 8.2 ref 6.0-16.0
- RBC 4.89 ref 4.00-5.00
- Hemoglobin 124 ref 109-138
- Hematocrit 0.367 ref 0.320-0.404
- MCV 75 ref 74-89
- MCH 25.2 ref 24.3-29.2
- MCHC 337 ref 300-350
- RDW 11.5 ref 11.9-16.2 L
- Platelets 470 ref 150-450 H
- MPV 6.7 ref 6.9-11.3 L
- Eosinophil granulocytes (rel) 1.1 ref 0.0-6.0
- Basophil granulocytes (rel) 2.3 ref 0.0-2.0 H
- Neutrophil granulocytes (rel) 12.7 ref 23.0-66.0 L
- Lymphocytes (rel) 69.7 ref 18.0-60.0 H
- Monocytes (rel) 14.3 ref 5.0-13.0 H
- Eosinophil granulocytes 0.09 ref 0.00-0.70
- Basophil granulocytes 0.19 ref 0.00-0.20
- Neutrophil granulocytes 1.04 ref 2.50-7.20 L
- Lymphocytes 5.74 ref 2.00-6.60
- Monocytes 1.18 ref 0.22-1.51
- Reticulocytes 10 ref 4-19
- ESR 35 ref 0-20 H
CBC with differential/microscopic exam
- Metamyelocyte (rel) 1 ref 0-0 H
- Eosinophil granulocytes (rel) 2 ref 0-6
- Basophil granulocytes (rel) 1 ref 0-2
- Neutrophil granulocytes unsegmented (rel) 8 ref 0-3 H
- Neutrophil granulocytes segmented (rel) 8 ref 23-66 L
- Lymphocytes (rel) 64 ref 18-60 ref 18.0-60.0 H
- Monocytes (rel) 13 ref 5.0-13.0
- Plasma cell (rel) 1 ref 0-0 H
- Atypical (reactive) lymphocytes 2 ref 0-0 H
This all started with an ear infection about a month ago...
Please help, and thanks in advance.