ALC calculation

Hi Everybody,

Can you please help me decide what my ALC reading is?

My WCC shows 45.9

My lymphocytes 38.11

[AussieNeil Partner Administrator]

Your ALC (Absolute Lymphocyte Count) is your lymphocytes = 38.11, just above the threshold (30) when haematologists start looking at doubling time. Your results show why we should look at the doubling time of lymphocytes (38.11), not WCC (45.9), as your other white cells account for (45.9 - 38.11) or 7.8 of your total white cell count, distorting the true picture of the growth of B-lymphocytes.

Neil

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Thanks Neil