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Re: Band neutrophils values in Pregnancy From: charlie chambers (cchamber@alumni.rice.edu) Wed May 10 23:17:12 2000 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Steve & Eryl Raymond: "Re: Secondary amenorrha" Previous message: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Band neutrophils values in Pregnancy" In reply to: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Band neutrophils values in Pregnancy" Next in thread: Robert J. Woolley: "Re: Band neutrophils values in Pregnancy" on 5/10/00 11:13 PM, Paul Prior MD at pprior@earthlink.net wrote: > On Wed, 10 May 2000 07:43:14 -0500, Robert J Woolley > <wooll005@tc.umn.edu> wrote: > >> The identification of a subset of neutrophils as "bands" is obsolete. It >> has been shown to be (1) not reproducible from observer to observer, and >> (2) not predictive of anything, independent of the total number of >> neutrophils. > > Bob, this is news to me. Is the concept of "left shift" therefore > rendered obsolete as well? Is there a place for manual differentials > at all therefore? > > On what basis is this claim made? > > -- > Paul Prior MD Get rebates on online purchases - up to 25% cash back. > Ashland, KY USA Including Disney,Borders,DVDexpress,800.com,Dell, petstore > Using Spamkiller iBaby, etoys, JCrew,800-flowers,PlanetRX,Avon & many more. > so spam away... try: http://www.ebates.com/index.jhtml?referrer=pprior > my understanding is that a left shift or leukocytosis in pregnancy is completely reliable, but non pregnant, still predictive. -- ############################################################################ Charlie Chambers, MD "No matter where you go... 1732 McAndrews Road West there you are." Burnsville, MN 55337 (952)435-0531 Dr. Buckaroo Banzai cchamber@alumni.rice.edu ############################################################################ Next message: Steve & Eryl Raymond: "Re: Secondary amenorrha" Previous message: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Band neutrophils values in Pregnancy" In reply to: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Band neutrophils values in Pregnancy" Next in thread: Robert J. Woolley: "Re: Band neutrophils values in Pregnancy"

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