Specimen Requirements
Title
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Specimen Requirement
1 Lavender top/4.0 mL whole blood EDTA
Components: WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, PLT, MPV, % Neutrophils, Absolute Neutrophil, % Lymphocytes, % Monocytes, % Eosinophils, % Basophils.
Methodology
Stability
Refrigerated: 3 days
Reference Range
See Report
Turnaround
1 day
Clinical Use
Evaluate anemia, leukemia, reaction to inflammation and infections, peripheral blood cellular characteristics, state of hydration and dehydration, polycythemia, hemolytic disease of the newborn, inherited disorders of red cells, white cells, and platelets; manage chemotherapy decisions; determine qualitative and quantitative variations in white cell numbers and morphology, morphology of red cells and platelet evaluation
Test Code
CBC2