TESTS UNDER CBC

• Differential


  Determines the percentage of the different types of white blood cells and evaluates red blood cell andplatelet morphology
• Hematocrit (Hct)


  Determines the volume of red blood cells packed by centrifugation
• Hemoglobin (Hgb)


  Determines the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells
• Indices


  Calculations to determine the size of red blood cells and amount of hemoglobin
• Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)


  Determines the amount of hemoglobin in a red blood cell
• Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin concentration ( MCHO)


  Determines the weight of hemoglobin in a red blood cell and compares it with the size of the cell
• Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)


  Determines the size of red blood cells
• Platelet count


  Determines the number of platelets in circulating blood
• RBC Count


  Determines the number of red blood cells in circulating blood
• Red cell distribution width (RDW)


  Calculation to determine the differences in the size of red blood cells
• WBC Count


  Determines the number of white blood cells in circulating blood
• OTHER TESTS PERFORMED IN THE HEMATOLOGY SECTION

  1. Body fluid analysis
  2. Bone marrow
  3. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
  4. Reticulocyte Count
  5. Sickle Cell
  6. Special Stains
• Body fluid analysis


  Determines the number and type of cells in various body fluids
• Bone marrow


  Determines the number and type of cells in the bone marrow
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate


  Determines the rate of red blood cell sedimentation (nonspecific test for inflammatory disorders)
• Reticulocyte Count


  Evaluates bone marrow production of red blood cells
• Sickle Cell


  Screening test for Hgb S (sicile cellanemial)
• Special Stains


  Determine the type of leukemia or other cellular disorders