Labs and diagnostics
ANC
absolute neutrophil count
The number of neutrophils in the blood, calculated from the white cell count and the differential. A low ANC is neutropenia.
How it gets tested
Appears in oncology and infection-precaution items as the value that defines neutropenia.
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