Extensive Puhti laboratory package (men) is a great choice when you want to gain more thorough information about the well-being of your body. The Puhti laboratory package will help you check how your body is doing and make better choices for your health. Several tests are included, such as cholesterol, blood glucose, important vitamins, ferritin and testosterone.
Eosinophils are white blood cells (B-Eos, L-Eos%)
Eosinophils play a particularly important role in reactions related to allergies, allergic dermatitis, and asthma.
Eosinophils
- Eosinophils are a type of white blood cells.
- Almost every part of the body utilizes them in some way.
- B-Eos test measures the amount of eosinophils in the blood.
What are eosinophils (B-Eos)?
Eosinophils are important to us. In the immune system, eosinophils have two functions: they destroy invading bacteria, viruses, and parasites, and take part in the inflammatory response.
White blood cells play a crucial role in our health. White blood cells fight viruses, bacteria, parasites, and other intruders that threaten the health of the body. Eosinophils make up an average of 2–4% of white blood cells.
Eosinophils play a particularly important role in reactions related to allergies, allergic dermatitis, and asthma.
Reference values for eosinophils
Reference levels may vary depending on the laboratory and the test analysis method. Puhti samples are taken and analysed at the laboratories of Mehiläinen.
B-Eos
B-Eos test measures the amount of eosinophils in the blood.
B-Eos and L-Eos% values are calculated in connection with the leukocyte differential (B-Diffi) test in a complete blood count. B-Diffi should be done when the number of leukocytes in the blood is elevated.
Reference value for eosinophils (B-Eos) in both men and women is 0.04–0.4 E9/l.
Level of eosinophils in the blood is usually at its lowest in the morning and highest in the evening.
L-Eos%
L-Eos% test shows the percentage of eosinophils in all white blood cells.
Reference value for eosinophils (L-Eos %) in both men and women is 1–6%.
Low eosinophil level
Mildly decreased eosinophil count is usually no cause for concern when other white blood cell counts are normal. If all white blood cells are lower than normal, a doctor should be consulted.
Possible causes of low levels of eosinophils in the blood include:
- alcohol poisoning
- Cushing’s syndrome
- use of steroids
- burns
- acute infections
High eosinophil level (eosinophilia)
Eosinophilia is a condition in which the number of eosinophils is higher than normal. Possible causes of eosinophilia include:
- parasitic infection
- autoimmune disease
- severe allergic reaction
- seasonal allergy
- eczema
- asthma
- leukaemia and some other cancers
- ulcerative colitis
- scarlet fever
- lupus
- Crohn’s disease
- severe drug reaction
- transplant rejection
Extensive Puhti laboratory package (women) is a great choice when you want to gain more thorough information about the well-being of your body. The laboratory package will help you check how your body is doing and make better choices for your health. Several tests are included, such as cholesterol, blood glucose, vitamins D and B12, ferritin, and sodium.
99,00 €
Puhti laboratory package includes many different tests that give you a wide range of information on how your body is doing. It includes blood count, cholesterol, blood glucose, vitamin D, ferritin, inflammatory status and tests of the functioning of the thyroid gland, liver and kidneys.
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Lymphocytes (B-Ly, L-Ly%)
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Article updated:
6 May 2024