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  2. Leukopenia - Wikipedia

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    The anticonvulsant drug, lamotrigine, has been associated with a decrease in white blood cell count. [2] The FDA monograph for metronidazole states that this medication can also cause leukopenia, and the prescriber information suggests a complete blood count, including differential cell count, before and after, in particular, high-dose therapy. [3]

  3. Anticoagulant - Wikipedia

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    An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. [1] Some occur naturally in blood-eating animals, such as leeches and mosquitoes, which help keep the bite area unclotted long enough for the animal to obtain blood.

  4. Cytokine release syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Lab tests and clinical monitoring show low blood oxygen, widened pulse pressure, increased cardiac output (early), potentially diminished cardiac output (late), high levels of nitrogen compounds in the blood, elevated D-dimer, elevated transaminases, factor I deficiency and excessive bleeding, higher-than-normal level of bilirubin.

  5. Ribociclib - Wikipedia

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    The most common side effects include infections, low levels of white blood cells, headache, cough, nausea (feeling sick), vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, tiredness, hair loss and rash. [ 5 ] Ribociclib was approved for medical use in the United States in March 2017, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] in the European Union in August 2017, [ 5 ] [ 9 ] and in the ...

  6. Acalabrutinib - Wikipedia

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    Common side effects include headaches, feeling tired, low red blood cells, low platelets, and low white blood cells. [7] It is a second generation Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor. [9] [10] Acalabrutinib blocks an enzyme called Bruton's tyrosine kinase, which helps B cells to survive and grow. [5]

  7. Young People's Bodies Are Aging Faster Than Ever - AOL

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    By looking at nine blood biomarkers, including creatinine, C-reactive protein, glucose and white blood cell count, they calculated that people who were born after 1965 had a 17 percent higher ...

  8. New Science May Finally Outsmart the HIV Virus - AOL

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    Grab an at-home test kit at a drugstore or ask your doctor for a test. If you test positive at home, you will need to see a healthcare provider to confirm the results and discuss treatment options ...

  9. Bone marrow suppression - Wikipedia

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    The decrease in blood cell counts does not occur right at the start of chemotherapy because the drugs do not destroy the cells already in the bloodstream (these are not dividing rapidly). Instead, the drugs affect new blood cells that are being made by the bone marrow. [4] When myelosuppression is severe, it is called myeloablation. [5]