Complete Blood Cell count (CBC)
Complete Blood Cell count CBC
consists of:
1. Total White blood cell count (WBC)
and Differential
2. Red blood cell count (RBC)
3. Hematocrit
4. Hemoglobin
5. Erythrocyte indices
a. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
b. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
c. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
7. Red cell distribution width (RDW)
8. Inspection of the peripheral blood smear Other routine hematologic screening tests 1. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 2. Platelet count 3. fibrinogen
Total IgE
Purpose of CBC
1. Diagnosing diseases
2. Evaluating the stages of a particular disease