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I am suffering from nasal congestion. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 20-year-old male. I have had nasal congestion for the past three weeks, which is not getting cured. I was also suffering from nausea and increased bowel movements. The nausea is cured, but I feel sick inside. Is it anything serious? In my CBC reports, the neutrophils are 44 %, ... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have not mentioned the medication that you are taking. According to your CBC report, you have high lymphocytes count. It is suggestive of a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. Therefore, I suggest you do the following investigations. Rhinoscopy nose e... Read Full »
What can be done to rise my WBC, MCV, MCH and MCHC count?
Query: Hi doctor, I had a master health checkup and found the following abnormalities. A few values are out of range and they are as follows. Hemoglobin 12.7, total RBC count 5.62, MCV 62.4, MCH 19.2, MCHC 30.8, WBC count 3400, and platelet count 1.62. What medication should I take to increase the levels ... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to the icliniq.com. I have read your attached report (attachment removed to protect patient identity), and the following is my opinion for your case. Your total WBC count is borderline low. It can be decreased temporarily due to some inflammation. You have to repeat CBC (complete bloo... Read Full »
Why does bone marrow aspiration and biopsy report differ?
Query: Hi doctor, Bone marrow aspiration twice showed hypercellular bone marrow with overgrowth of WBC and megakaryocytes with all stages of maturing including micro-megakaryocytes. But at the same time, the second BMA during bone marrow biopsy showed normocellular bone marrow. Is something like that possi... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have not mentioned the age of the patient, peripheral smear, and CBC (complete blood count) findings. You mentioned that bone marrow was showing overgrowth of the WBC (white blood cells) and micro megakaryocytes. So, it is a myeloproliferative condition. Here, cli... Read Full »
My iron level is 6.2. What can I do to raise it?
Query: Hello doctor, My iron level was tested, and it was 6.2, after which I was sent home from the ER. What can I do to raise it fast? Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to the icliniq.com. Your iron level is very low. For that, I suggest you take Orofer XT like Ferrous Ascorbate containing tablet which contains more elemental iron. It should be considered for at least three to four-month according to your hemoglobin level. So if you can provide yo... Read Full »
My wife has low hemoglobin. Can she travel abroad?
Query: Hello doctor,My wife went for a master's health checkup. Her fitness certificate was put on hold due to low hemoglobin and other blood test parameters. Her hemoglobin was 8 g/dL, ESR was 25, hematocrit was 26.8, MCV was 62.3, MCH was 18.8, MCHC was 30.0, and RDW was 21.4 %. Can you please check thes... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your wife has microcytic hypochromic anemia. The common causes of microcytic hypochromic anemia are iron-deficiency anemia, sideroblastic anemia, thalassemia minor, and anemia of ch... Read Full »
Why is my platelet count raised without any symptoms?
Query: Hello doctor, Ten days back I checked my report. All reports are normal. Only platelets are 590000. I have no symptoms and no fever about that. Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The increase in platelet count can be because of a primary cause like myeloproliferative neoplasm or secondary reactive cause. Secondary cause includes some inflammation, infection, hemorrhage or anemia-like condition. You can take a healthy diet with more vegetable ... Read Full »
Why am I having high RBC and WBC?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 25-year-old male. A few days back, I have taken complete blood picture (CBP). In that report, it is showing that I have high RBC and WBC count when compare to reference values. I am sending you that laboratory report. Please go through the report and explain me the problem. Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your hemoglobin value and platelet counts are normal. Your RBC (red blood cell) count is only slightly elevated, but I do not think it needs further work up. And, your WBC (white blood c... Read Full »
Why do I have low platelet count and high lymphocytes?
Query: Hello doctor, I recently took a CBC. My RBC count is 5.74, hemoglobin is 17.2, hematocrit is 51.5, platelet count is 131, lymphocytes are 47 and other elements are normal. Could you please suggest possible reasons for this? Is there a way I could approach this? Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hereby, I am giving you my opinion regarding your case. Your platelet count is slightly low and lymphocytes are high. It can be seen in viral infection. But provide your clinical complaint if present and send full CBC report for giving more comment. Take care. Read Full »
The monocyte count is high in my CBC count. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I recently got my CBC done as a part of a routine check-up in which my Hgb, RBC, platelets, WBC counts was entirely within the range except for monocytes. My monocytes were 5280 per microliter of blood. I feel healthy otherwise and except for PCOS have no other known medical condition.... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to the icliniq.com. I read your concern, and below is my opinion. There are many causes for high monocyte count. Your monocyte count is high and cannot be neglected.The temporary viral infection also can cause high monocyte count. You do not have any symptoms, so temporary mild viral ... Read Full »
Kindly suggest further tests to rule out cancer.
Query: Hello doctor, Blood tests show high leukocytes of 12000 per microliter of blood with lymphocytosis and an elevated alkaline phosphatase at 162 u/L. Kindly suggest further tests to rule out cancers and lymphoma. Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You need to repeat your CBC (complete blood count) after three to five days. If lymphocytes count is normal then the chances of cancer are very less. If lymphocytes count remains persistently high then further workup as follow. 1. Peripheral smear examination repor... Read Full »