Complete Blood Count (CBC test) by Health & Diagnosis

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC)

This is a basic and compulsory blood test and it is advised by any doctor for almost every patient who is visiting for a medical checkup. This test is advised for the diagnosis of many disorders or diseases like Bacterial Infections, Viral Infections, Allergic Infections, HGB levels, Platelet counts, General Infections, General Disorders, Anemia, Thelesimia and much more. As the name explains itself that this is the complete examination of a blood sample including Hemoglobin HGB, Red Blood Cells RBCs, TLCs/White Blood Cells WBCs including (Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Eosinophils, Monocytes, Basophile), Platelets, HCT/PCV, MCV, MCH, MCHC. All these parameters are given by an Automated Hematology Analyser or Manually by a Pathologist/Lab Technologist. 

 Methods:

This test is performed by two main methods,

1- Manual Method

2- Automated Method

1. MANUAL METHOD:

In this method, the CBC Test procedure is completely manual and it takes so much time to perform a simple test. In this method, there are more chances of mistakes. So every doctor or physician do not satisfied with this method of test and they don't recommend this manual CBC Test.

 2. Automated Method:

In this method, the CBC Test procedure is completely automated and is performed with a machine called Automated Hematology Analyser. This automated machine has many different names and brands but I recommend all the users use SYSMEX, BACKMAN COLTER, ABBOTT LABORATORIES, HORIBA Ltd, SIEMENS. The total duration of this test is a maximum of 2 min.

Following tests are performed by this machine.

• HGB (Hemoglobin)
• RBCs (Red Blood Cells)
• WBCs (White Blood Cells)
• PLATELETS
• DLC (Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils, Monocytes)
• HCT/PCV
• MCV
• MCH
• MCHC