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's nothing anybody can do about that. I asked him about the Neutropenia and he said "to be honest...
's nothing anybody can do about that. I asked him about the Neutropenia and he said "to be honest...
My doctor called this afternoon and I am close to Neutropenic so she would like me back in the hospital tomorrow. It also looks like I'll be at Santa Monica.
The good news is that I'm feeling good, and most importantly no 
A 65 y/o man with a history of prostate cancer presents to your ED from home appearing fairly well and a mild cough for 3 days. His vital signs are
Temperature 39 C
BP 160/80
HR 60
RR 14
Oxygen saturation
Well, we had a couple pieces of bad news today.
Vivi's C. Diff test came back positive, meaning that we have to treat with Flagyl again for 10 days and then re-test. This means we are in isolation for at least 10 more da
Vivienne's ANC is up to 600 today, meaning she is no longer "neutropenic" and has a "safe" (but still lower than normal) immune system. This brings us closer to putting the recent problems behind us, closer to her being disc
Day + 286
WBC 2.5 K/uL
RBC 3.79 M/uL
HGB 11.7 G/dL
PLT 368 K/uL
ANC 0.6 K/uL
We had our follow up today with Ann's local hematologist and I can honestly say that I am concerned. The reason why is that Ann's abso
Sorry not to update here lately; I honestly haven't really touched a computer in days. Yes, the home computer crashed again... for a 4th and 5th time. Whatever Brett is doing to try to fix it, it isn't working. But hey, it
Vivienne was admitted in the middle of the night for fever and neutropenia. She is very upset, and really does not feel well. She is crying - which as you know, she never does. So, I am very worried, and miss... 
effect from cancer treatment called febrile neutropenia.
White blood cell growth factors are proteins... can destroy white blood cells, leading to a condition called neutropenia. Febrile neutropenia -- or... 
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