NEUTROPHILIA

Course overview

NEUTROPHILIA IS DEFINED AS A HIGHER NEUTROPHIL COUNT IN THE BLOOD THAN THE NORMAL REFERENCE RANGE OF ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHIL COUNT. NEUTROPHILIA CAN BE SEEN IN INFECTIONS, INFLAMMATION, AND/OR NEOPLASTIC PROCESSES. FURTHER EVALUATION IS OFTEN NECESSARY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CAUSES, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF NEUTROPHILIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH NEUTROPHILIA.