Guide to Diagnostic Tests
White blood cell count and differential
Test/Range/Collection
White blood cell (WBC) count and differential, blood
Reference ranges are age- and laboratory-specific
Adult ranges: WBC 4.5–11.0 × 103/mcL; differential: segmented neutrophils 50–70%; band neutrophils 0–5%; lymphocytes 20–40%; monocytes 2–6%; eosinophils 1–4%; basophils 0–1%.
Panic: WBC <1.5 × 103/mcL and/or ANC <0.5 × 103/mcL
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "White Blood Cell Count and Differential." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619071/all/White_blood_cell_count_and_differential.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. White blood cell count and differential. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619071/all/White_blood_cell_count_and_differential. Accessed December 3, 2023.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). White blood cell count and differential. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619071/all/White_blood_cell_count_and_differential
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. White Blood Cell Count and Differential [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2023 December 03]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619071/all/White_blood_cell_count_and_differential.
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