Monocytes and eosinophils

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My patients note various abnormal values in their CBC numbers, and they start to worry. The five categories of white blood cells are arranged according to their normal amounts – neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils. The CBC lists both percentages for these five and absolute numbers, but I (as a hematologist) only look at the absolute numbers. If they too…