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1. WBC Count Predicts Increased Mortality in Acute MI.(white blood cells; myocardial infarction)(Brief Article)
...unstable angina. The white blood cell (WBC) count is a simpler and more readily available...Syndromes trial to look at the impact of WBC count. The study included more than 10...stroke. Patients were stratified by WBC count at baseline (an average of 41 hours...
October 1, 2001; American Family Physician

2. WBC Count Predicts Stroke.
...particularly strong between high WBC count and increased intracerebral thrombosis...Kaiser members who had a baseline WBC count obtained at a health exam. Of these...patients in the top quartile for WBC count had an adjusted 55% greater relative...
May 15, 2000; OB GYN News

3. WBC Count, Antigen Test Aid Influenza Diagnosis.
...approach is to start by getting a WBC count. Patients with WBC counts greater...probably don't have the flu. A lower WBC count increases the probability of a positive...test is probably more useful than a WBC count because a positive result is highly...
January 1, 2001; Family Practice News

4. White blood cell count is a poor predictor of severity of disease in the diagnosis of appendicitis
The white blood cell (WBC) count is considered to be a useful test...also to determine whether a higher WBC count correlates with a more advanced stage...compared for patients with a normal WBC count (range, 3.8-10.9) versus those who...
October 1, 1998; The American Surgeon

5. White Blood Cell Count and Differential
...differential Definition A white blood cell (WBC) count determines the concentration of white...variety of illnesses. An elevated WBC count occurs in infection, allergy, systemic...tissue injury, and leukemia. A low WBC count may occur in some viral infections...
January 1, 2004; Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers

6. lationship between WBC and degree of CAD. (Tips from Other Journals).(white blood cell; coronary artery disease)
...association between white blood cell (WBC) count and cardiovascular disease has been...markers, such as C-reactive protein and WBC count, in acute coronary syndromes. One...found an association between elevated WBC count from baseline and worse angiographic...
April 1, 2003; American Family Physician

7. Extremes of white blood cell count do not independently predict outcome among surgical patients with infection / Discussion
...episodes 59 presented with leukopenia (WBC count <= 3,000 cells/(mu)L) whereas 66 presented with leukemoid responses (WBC count >= 30,000 cells/(mu)L). Compared...patients and the white blood cell (WBC) count has become a cornerstone in the diagnosis...
December 1, 2000; The American Surgeon

8. WBC estimate from smear.(Answering your questions)(white blood cell )
...estimated of the white blood cell (WBC) count in whole blood from the peripheral...formulas exist for estimating the WBC count from a peripheral blood smear. Given...formula correlating the automated WBC count with the blood-smear findings. This...
February 1, 2007; Medical Laboratory Observer

9. Leukocyte Count Can Predict Stroke.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
...particularly strong between high WBC count and increased intracerebral thrombosis...significant relationship between WBC count and extracranial events or transient...Kaiser members who had a baseline WBC count obtained at a health exam. Of these...
June 1, 2000; Family Practice News

10. Funisitis in term pregnancy is associated with microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and intra-amniotic inflammation
...fluid (AF) and AF white blood cell (WBC) count in patients at term. Methods. The...of funisitis, AF culture, and AF WBC count was examined in 832 consecutive patients...vessel walls or Wharton's jelly. AF WBC count was analyzed in a hemocytometer chamber...
November 1, 2006; Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine