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