If you are aware of your cardiovascular health, you should avoid those foods. If you have been used to avoiding those foods, donât eat them before you undergo the test because triglycerideâs sensitivity to the content of those foods may render the test result inaccurate. Those foods may boost your cholesterol level.
Most infections that occur as a result of neutropenia are due to bacteria that are normally present on the skin or in the gastrointestinal or urinary tract. Treatment depends upon the cause and severity of he condition as well as the underlying disease state responsible for the neutropenia.
Neutropenia can be predictable and dose related, as in the case of cytotoxic chemotherapy, or an idiosyncratic reaction. The mechanisms of the neutropenia are varied and the propensity to infection depends upon the adequacy of bone marrow reserve. Drug-induced neutropenia and agranulocytosis will be reviewed here. Others causes of acquired neutropenia, such as primary immune mechanisms, chemotherapy, and infections, as well as congenital neutropenia in children are discussed separately. The overall approach to the patient with neutropenia is discussed separately.