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Upper Respiratory Infection
Leukocytes Increased
Decreased antibiotic usage could also have prevented drug resistant bacteria. … Health authorities have been strongly encouraging physicians to decrease the prescribing of antibiotics to treat common upper respiratory tract infections because antibiotic … [1]
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Influenza
Leukocytes Increased
Leukocytes Decreased
Evidence is supportive of a decreased rate of influenza in children over the age of two. … A 30% sickness rate and a three-week length of illness would decrease the gross domestic product by 5%. … In healthy adults it is modestly effective in decreasing the amount of influenza-like symptoms in a population.[2]
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Urinary Tract Infection
Leukocytes Increased
Urine Leukocytes Increased
), or leukocyte esterase. … Urine dipstick test: This test shows the positive nitrate and/or leukocyte esterase indicating the probability of UTI. … Evidence does not support a significant decrease in risk when silver-alloy catheters are used.[3]
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Infectious Mononucleosis
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase Decreased
Leukocytes Decreased
Some physicians do administer a short course of IV steroids to decrease the inflammation. … Nevertheless, in an effort to decrease the risk of splenic rupture experts advise avoidance of contact sports and other heavy physical activity, especially when involving … [5]
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Babesiosis
Leukocytes Decreased
Other laboratory findings include decreased numbers of red blood cells and platelets on complete blood count. … Even mild cases are recommended to be treated to decrease the chance of inadvertently transmitting the infection by donating blood. … This leads to decreased RBC conformability and increased RBC adherence causing pulmonary edema and acute respiratory distress syndrome in severe cases.[7]
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Azathioprine
Leukocytes Decreased
Concerns about increased risk of malignancy has led to a decreased use, yet it is still used in maintenance treatment for patients who frequently relapse. … Azathioprine decreases the effects of the anticoagulant warfarin and of non-depolarizing muscle relaxants, but increases the effect of depolarizing muscle relaxants. … Certain genetic variations within the TPMT gene can lead to decreased or absent TPMT enzyme activity, and individuals who are homozygous or heterozygous for these types of … [9]
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Promyelocytic Leukemia
Leukocytes Decreased
Patients who are affected by promyelocytic leukemia exhibit decreased numbers of all three types of blood cells: erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets. … The specific mutation that leads to these two genes being conjoined is the t(15;17)(q22;q21) translocation, but various other translocations may lead to the same leukocytic … Many proteins involved in genomic stability maintenance rely on the PML-NBs for targeting, and PML loss thus leads to a decrease in repair efficiency within the cell.[10]
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Hepatitis B
Leukocytes Decreased
HBV DNA starts decreasing in the patients who are clearing the infection. … Later in the disease, patient may present with mental confusion, decreased or no sleep, disturbed sleep, hepatic encephalopathy and even coma.[12]
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Lassa Fever
Leukocytes Decreased
Abortion decreases the risk of death to the mother. … Prevention requires isolating those who are infected and decreasing contact with the rats.[13]
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Hairy Cell Leukemia
Leukocytes Increased
Leukocytes Decreased
The mechanism involved in the development of the abnormal hairy leukocytes is as yet unknown. … Decreased white cell production increases the risk of infection. … The level increases as hairy cells proliferate, and decreases when they are killed.[14]
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