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Frequently used to assess neutropenic fever in chemotherapy patients.

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Sagar Patel, MD, is currently a fellow in hematology and oncology at the Cleveland Clinic. A native of Minneapolis, he attended the University of Minnesota for both his medical school and internal medicine residency training. Dr. Patel’s areas of interest include health informatics and its advancement of clinical care and research realms. His disease research interests include leukemias, lymphomas, plasma cell neoplasms, and bone marrow transplantation.

Sagar Patel, MD

The Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) is frequently used to assess neutropenic fever in chemotherapy patients.

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