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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Blood Works: Absolute Neutrophil Count

How to compute for absolute neutrophil count?
ANC= (% bands + % neutrophils) X WBC
             --------------------------------
                          100
          = (0+ .0078)X 9.36 X 10E6/mm3
          = 7,300

How to interpret?
NCI Risk Category ANC
0 Within normal limits
1 ≥1500 - <2000 mm3="">
2 ≥1000 - <1500 mm3="">
3 ≥500 - <1000 mm3="">
4 <500/mm³

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