A patient's blood report indicates an absolute basophil count of 40 - 80 cells/cu.mm. Assuming this represents the normal healthy percentage range for basophils, what would be the expected absolute number of neutrophils in the same volume of blood?

Step-by-step solution

According to NCERT, basophils constitute 0.5 - 1 % of the total WBCs. Given the absolute basophil count is 40 - 80 cells/cu.mm, we can determine the total WBC count. If 0.5 - 1 % corresponds to 40 - 80 cells, then 1 % corresponds to 80 cells. Total WBC count = 80 100 = 8000 cells/cu.mm. Neutrophils constitute 60 - 65 % of the total WBCs. Expected number of neutrophils = 60 100 8000 to 65 100 8000 = 4800 - 5200 cells/cu.mm. Calculating the lymphocyte count ( 20 - 25 % ) would yield 1600 - 2000 cells/cu.mm, which is