lab blood tests

• antiglobulin test (Coombs test)


  test for the presence of antibodies that coat and damage erythrocytes
• bleeding time and coagulation time 


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• complete blood count (CBC)


  determine the numbers of blood cells, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit, and red cell values

  • MCH
  • MCV
  • MCHC
• erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)


  speed of erythrocytes settle out of plasma
• hemtocrit (Hct) 


  percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood
• hemoglobin test (H, Hg, HGB)


  total amount of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood
• partial thromboplastin time (PTT)


  measures other clotting factors - how long it takes for your blood to clot
• platelet count 


  number of platelets per cubic millimeter of blood
• prothrombin time (PT)


  test of the blood's ability to clot
• red blood cell count (RBC)


  number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter
• red blood cell morphology 


  microscopic examination on a slide to determine the shape of the blood cells
• white blood cell count (WBC)


  leukocytes per cubic millimeter
• white blood cell differential 


  percentage of different kinds of leukocytes in the blood