Dilaudid is the brand name of the drug hydromorphone, which is used to relieve pain. This medicine is in a class of drugs called opiate analgesics. It works by changing the way the brain and nervous system respond to pain. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved hydromorphone in 1984.
Vacuolization may be present in a cell that has recently phagocytized foreign matter. A monocyte count is part of a complete blood count and is expressed either as a ratio of monocytes to the total number of white blood cells counted, or by absolute numbers. Both may be useful in determining or refuting a possible diagnosis. Monocytosis is the state of excess monocytes in the peripheral blood.
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.