Infection

So this week at the VA my class four patient was sent home. He had just visited the lab prior to his appointment for blood work. He's had nasopharangeal cancer so every month he gets his blood drawn. So anyway the lab called up to the clinic because his WBC count was extremely low, making him very susceptible to infection. Of course him being a class four we sent him home and rescheduled him in a month. I hope he comes back then but I was really glad I didn't treat him. He really should camp out at home and not go outside because his WBC count was that low. He also was so grateful because he felt "funny" but didn't know why. So he was glad to be informed about that. I felt like we were keeping his best interest in mind and that made me feel a lot better than treating him that day.