What is Absolute Neutrophil Count?
The absolute neutrophil count is a measure and can be used to check infection, inflammation, leukemia, and other conditions. The lower a person's absolute neutrophil count is, the higher the risk is of getting an infection. Having an absolute neutrophil count of less than 500 means there is a high risk of getting an infection.
Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell. In fact, most of white blood cells that lead the immune system’s response are neutrophils. When you’re sick or have a minor injury, substances that your body sees as foreign, known as antigens, call your immune system into action.
How to Calculate Absolute Neutrophil Count?
Absolute Neutrophil Count calculator uses Absolute Neutrophil Count = ((Polys+Bands)*White Blood Cells)/100 to calculate the Absolute Neutrophil Count, Absolute Neutrophil Count is a measure of the number of neutrophil granulocytes that fight against infection. Absolute Neutrophil Count is denoted by ANC symbol.
How to calculate Absolute Neutrophil Count using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Absolute Neutrophil Count, enter Polys (%P), Bands (%B) & White Blood Cells (WBC) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Absolute Neutrophil Count calculation can be explained with given input values -> 1E-6 = ((15+5)*5000000000000)/100.