Omar Adwan/LinkedIn
Aug 6, 2026, 09:40
Omar Adwan: The Essential Guide to White Blood Cells and Their Functions
Omar Adwan, Medical Laboratory Technologist at Modawah Lab Center, shared a post on LinkedIn:
”White Blood Cells (WBCs): The Body’s Natural Defense System
White Blood Cells (Leukocytes) are specialized immune cells that protect the body against bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and abnormal cells.
Unlike RBCs, WBCs are fewer in number but play the most critical role in immunity by identifying, attacking, and destroying harmful pathogens.
Types and Functions:
- • Neutrophils – First responders against bacterial infections.
- • Lymphocytes – Produce antibodies, provide long-term immunity (B and T cells).
- • Monocytes – Differentiate into macrophages and remove pathogens and dead cells by phagocytosis.
- • Eosinophils – Fight parasitic infections and are involved in allergic reactions.
- • Basophils – Release histamine and heparin during allergic and inflammatory responses.
Normal Total WBC Count: 4,000–11,000 cells/µL
Understanding WBC morphology and function is essential for interpreting CBC reports and diagnosing infections, allergies, immune disorders, and hematological diseases.”
Other posts featuring Omar Adwan on Hemostasis Today.
-
Nov 8, 2026, 17:57Dhiren Patel: PLD1-Derived Phospholipids Regulate NAD Kinase and ROS Production in Neutrophils
-
Nov 8, 2026, 17:48Andra T.: What Causes Antiphospholipid Syndrome? – Four Steps, not One Cause
-
Nov 8, 2026, 17:38Nasrin Samadi: Can a Normal Clotting Test Be Misleading?
-
Nov 8, 2026, 17:36Paschalis Evangelidis: The Multifactorial Nature of Cardiovascular Risk in People With Hemophilia
-
Nov 8, 2026, 17:32Evangelos Panagiotopoulos: Apixaban Reduces Stroke and Major Bleeding Risk in Secondary Stroke Prevention
-
Nov 8, 2026, 17:27Danny Gaskin: Applications Open for the BBTS Specialist Certificate in Clinical Transfusion Practice
-
Nov 8, 2026, 16:54James P. Crowley: DOAC Testing Under 50 ng/mL Safely Expedites Urgent Hip Fracture Surgery
-
Nov 8, 2026, 16:21Alessandra Bosch: Women and Girls With Bleeding Disorders and the DACH Registries at HHS 2026
-
Nov 8, 2026, 15:0310 Posts Not to Miss This Week