The left shift is a commonly (mis)used piece of medical terminology. Neutrophilia it is not. A quaint sign of a serious illness, it most definitely is.
Tag Archives: haematology
Putting a Stop Date on the Tazocin
Recent guidelines suggest that both low- and high-risk patients can safely stop antibiotics when afebrile, clinically well and have completed an adequate treatment course, irrespective of neutrophil count in febrile neutropenia. This marks a departure from the usual practice of awaiting marrow recovery.
