A toddler with leukemia is on intravenous chemotherapy treatments. The toddler's lab results are white blood cell count (WBC): 1000; neutrophils: 7%; nonsegmented neutrophils (bands): 7%
What is this child's absolute neutrophil count (ANC)? _____ Record your answer as a whole number.
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
140
To calculate an ANC for a WBC = 1000, neutrophils = 7%, and nonsegmented neutrophils (bands) = 7%, the steps are:
Step 1: 7% + 7% = 14%.
Step 2: 0.14 ? 1000 = 140 ANC.
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