Monocytes

For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.

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Monocytes

Reference range, target level, or decision threshold

200-800/microL (0.2-0.8 Giga/L)

4%-8%

Interpretation of results

Infections and recovery phase after acute infection, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases (IBD, alcoholic liver disease, systemic connective tissue diseases, sarcoidosis, immune thrombocytopenia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia), iatrogenic (glucocorticoid therapy, use of growth factors, after splenectomy), hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue neoplasms, solid tumors, bone marrow regeneration after chemotherapy or radiotherapy, neutropenia, MI, pregnancy