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.
The extensors are generally somewhat weaker than the flexor muscles that they work against, due to the relative ease in opening a hand compared to gripping something firmly. Two special motions produced by the muscles of the forearm are the supination (anterior rotation) and pronation (posterior rotation) of the forearm and hand. Supination is produced by the biceps brachii of the upper arm and the supinator muscle of the forearm.