A 40-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of fevers, sore throat, fatigue, subjective ...

Although a high white blood cell count is associated with an increased likelihood of infection, the clinical significance of extreme leukocytosis (EL), defined as a white blood cell count of ≥ ...

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Leukocytosis is common. Severe rigidity in extrapyramidal disorders such as Parkinson’s disease rarely causes this degree of muscle damage, presumably because the rigidity in these disorders is ...

Normal range of WBC count is 4000 – 11000 cells/ cu mm. A value above 11000 is termed as leukocytosis and a value less than 4000 is termed as leukopenia. A slightly elevated count can also be ...

The following is a summary of “Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Pneumonia in a Patient With Advanced Chronic ...

This was caused by infection accompanied by fever and elevated infection levels (CRP 194 mg/L, leukocytosis 14/nL). Findings at physical examination were unremarkable, with the exception of a ...

with those of six untrained females and found significantly lower counts in the trained than in the untrained animals. Untrained subjects showed the typical leukocytosis alarm reaction (Ives & Dack ...

Total paracentesis has also been shown to be as safe as repeated partial paracentesis and to shorten the period of hospitalization -- and may even be performed on an outpatient basis. [34] However ...

Exacerbations are recognized to be crucial acute events that are associated with increased hospitalization rates and ...

Significant exposure can lead to pulmonary edema (potentially life-threatening lung congestion) or leukocytosis (an elevated ...

Department of Pharmacy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, NC, USA ...