# Question for doctors and armchair GPs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-doctors-and-armchair-gps/560916>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 16, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-doctors-and-armchair-gps/560916 "2010-11-16T21:41:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-doctors-and-armchair-gps/560916/1 "2010-11-16T21:41:59Z")

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Pretend you’re a GP. You have a patient who comes in for a routine physical. Blood tests reveal that the patient’s white blood cell count is low (31,000…normal is 45,000+). This patient has lupus (SLE), but no other health complaints. What course of action would you advise for her?

This is not a request for advice (the issue is being resolved) - I’m just trying to figure out if my doctor is as :dubious:-worthy as I think he is.