For example, if monocytes are elevated because of an inflammation caused by a viral infection, the patient would be given medication to kill the virus and bring down the inflammation. Typically, when a monocyte count is requested, the lab will also run other tests on the blood to generate a complete picture. The normal values can vary widely, making it important for patients to discuss the results of blood tests with doctors, rather than trying to puzzle them out on their own.
There are four stages to a grip, which begins by using your intrinsic hand muscles and extensor muscles to open your fingers. While the second stage requires that your fingers and thumb close in and mold to the ball's shape, the third stage involves the application of force to squeeze the ball. The final stage is to release the ball, which uses the same muscles used to open your hand.
Two flexor muscles lie deep in the front of your forearm. The flexor digitorum profundus, or FDP, and flexor pollicus longus, or FPL. Tendons from the FDP travel along your fingers and attach just above the top crease in your index, middle, ring and small fingers. This muscle bends the tip of these fingers. The median nerve powers the tendons to your index and middle fingers, while the ulnar nerve powers the tendons to your ring and small fingers. The FPL muscle bends your thumb with a tendon that attaches just above your thumb crease. This muscle is powered by the median nerve.