A differential count of white blood cells from a patient gave the absolute number of lymphocytes as 8000 per mm3 and the total number of white blood cells as 12,000 per mm3. Calculate the percentage of lymphocytes in this sample of white blood cells. Is this a normal or abnormal percentage? Explain your answer

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Melina Chan

7 January, 22:10

A differential count of white blood cells from a patient gave the absolute number of lymphocytes as 8000 per mm3 and the total number of white blood cells as 12,000 per mm3. Calculate the percentage of lymphocytes in this sample of white blood cells. Is this a normal or abnormal percentage? Explain your answer

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Buckley · Answer 1

The amount of lymphocytes in our example is abnormal. If the patient is an adult. However, if the patient is a child is normal.

Explanation:

The reasons behind this are: First, the normal amount of lymphocytes in adults is from one thousand to four thousand and eight hundred. While in children the number is higher, going from three thousand to nine thousand and five hundred. Also, They lymphocytes need to be inside the 20 to 40% percent of white cells or it would be abnormal.