While reviewing your patient's lab values, you find that she has a low white blood cell count, which is referred to as:

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A low white blood cell count is referred to as leukocytopenia. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects white blood cells and causes an increase in their count. Leukocyte is simply another term for a white blood cell. Leukocytosis is when there is an abnormally high number of white blood cells present in the blood.

While Reviewing Your Patient's Lab Values, You Find That She