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 CBC
(complete blood count) provides information on the body's ability to carry oxygen to the cells as well as the size of the blood cells. The Hemoglobin and Hematocrit measure the ability to provide the body with oxygen. Low H&H is indicative of anemia.
A Complete Blood Count normally includes:
Red cells
- Total red blood cells - The number of red cells is given as an absolute number per liter.
- Hemoglobin - The amount of hemoglobin in the blood. (Low hemoglobin is called anemia.)
- Hematocrit or packed cell volume (PCV) - This is the fraction of whole blood volume that consists of red blood cells.
- Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) - the average volume of the red cells, measured in femtolitres.
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) - the average concentration of hemoglobin in the cells.
- Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) - a measure of the variation of the RBC population.
White cells
- Total white blood cells - All the white cell types are given as a percentage and as an absolute number per liter.
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Platelets
- Platelet numbers are given, as well as information about their size and the range of sizes in the blood.
A complete blood count with differential will also include:
- Bacterial infection: May also be raised in acute viral infections.
- Viral infections: such as glandular fever
- Monocytes: May be raised in bacterial infection
- Eosinophil granulocytes: Increased in parasitic infections.
A manual count will also give information about other cells that are not normally present in peripheral blood, but may be released in certain disease processes.
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