Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 27

The lowest percentage of neutrophils would be seen in:

A. Noninflammatory arthritis

B. Inflammatory arthritis

C. Septic arthritis

D. Hemorrhagic arthritis

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Neutrophils:

Neutrophils Granulocyte or neutrophils is a type of fully developed white blood cells (WBC) found in blood.

• Neutrophils help to fight against diseases and microbial infections.

• Lower percentage of neutrophils will develop joint disorder known as Rheumatoid arthritis which causes inflammation of bone joints.

• There are four groups of joint disorder; they are,

o Noninflammatory

o Inflammatory

o Septic

o Hemorrhagic.

• Neutrophils present in these joint disorder groups are listed below:

Group classification	Neutrophil percentage (%)
Noninflammatory	< 30
Inflammatory	> 50 to < 70
Septic	> 75
Hemorrhagic	Equal to blood

Therefore, “Noninflammatory arthritis” joint disorder condition contains lowest percentage of neutrophils. Hence, the correct answer is option .