2006-08-13 19:54:52 · 6 answers · asked by Candie W 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I have a CBC analyzer sitting right behind me as I write this. I work in a hospital lab. :) CBC stands for Complete Blood Cell count. It mainly measures the three different types of blood cells including Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells and Platelets. Typically, a if a WBC is elevated there is an infection. If it's *very* elevated it might be leukemia. The RBC is usually measured to determine if the patient is anemic and may require a blood transfusion. Other levels are measured also, including the Hemoglobin which is a chemical in RBC's that carries Oxygen, Hematocrit which is a percentage of RBC's to blood plasma which is the liquid part of blood and the RBC indices which are calculations that tell of the size and Hemoglobin content of the RBC's. Platelets are cells that are involved in clotting. Normally, they are only affected by leukemia or problems with the spleen. Sometimes a WBC Differential is ordered. This can be done by the analyzer or manually by looking at a slide of the patient's blood. It tells us the breakdown of the 5 main types of WBC's (Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils and Basophils). If done manually, one can also see if immature cells are present which could indicate either an infection or leukemia. Other tests are then ordered to narrow the information down. I hope this helps!
2006-08-13 20:07:19 · answer #1 · answered by Some Guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Complete Blood Count
The complete blood count (CBC) remains one of the most common blood tests performed. The CBC includes counts of all three types of blood cells present in a blood sample: red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC) and platelets (thrombocytes).
2006-08-14 02:59:09 · answer #2 · answered by Liz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cbc levels is a blood test where they check to see if you have the right amount of red blood and white blood cells
2006-08-14 02:58:10 · answer #3 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Complete Blood Count. A bunch of different levels.
2006-08-14 02:57:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Complete Blood Count - it measures or counts: red blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, white cells and platelets. There are other measurements and indicies usually included but that is the main stuff.
If there is also a "differential", then the types and percentage of the different white cells will also be listed.
2006-08-14 03:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
complete blood cell count
2006-08-14 02:58:05 · answer #6 · answered by Sehr_A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋