Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Blood

Biomarkers included in this panel:

Haemoglobin (g/L)

Hemoglobin (Hb) is the iron-containing oxygen transportation protein in red blood cells. It's rate of binding oxygen depends on the number oxygen molecules already bound.

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Hematocrit (Female range)

A hematocrit test (Hct) is a simple blood test that measures the percentage of red blood cells in your blood. Red blood cells are important because they carry oxygen throughout your body. Test results showing low or high hematocrit levels may be sign

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Hematocrit (HCT) / Packed Cell Volume (PCV)

A hematocrit test (Hct) is a simple blood test that measures the percentage of red blood cells in your blood. Red blood cells are important because they carry oxygen throughout your body. Test results showing low or high hematocrit levels may be sign

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Hemoglobin

What is hemoglobin? Hemoglobin is the main component of red blood cells. Hemoglobin (abbreviation: Hb) is a red substance made of iron and protein. What's the function of hemoglobin? - In the blood, it carries oxygen to the cells in the

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Hemoglobin (Female range)

What is hemoglobin? Hemoglobin is the main component of red blood cells. Hemoglobin (abbreviation: Hb) is a red substance made of iron and protein. What's the function of hemoglobin? - In the blood, it carries oxygen to the cells in the

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Mean Cell Volume

Mean cell volume indicates the average volume of red blood cells in the body. It is often measured as a part of the red blood cell indices in a comprehensive blood count test. The results of the red blood cell indices will tell a healthcare professio

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)

Mean corpuscular (or cell) hemoglobin (abbreviated as MCH) is an estimate of the amount of hemoglobin in an average red blood cell. Hemoglobin is a substance in the blood that carries oxygen to the cells in the body from the lungs.

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Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)

MCHC stands for mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration. MCHC is part of the red cell indices, together with MCH and MCV. Those parameters reflect the size and hemoglobin content of red cells. They have traditionally been used to aid in t

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Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)

Mean corpuscular volume indicates the average volume of red blood cells in the body. It is often measured as a part of the red blood cell indices in a comprehensive blood count test. The results of the red blood cell indices will tell a healthcare pr

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Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)

Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a calculation that indicates the average size of platelets in the blood. This measurement is typically done during a comprehensive blood count. An abnormal MPV is not, in it of itself, an indication of disease or disorde

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Mean RBC Iron

Mean RBC Iron is a specialized marker that can be found on some Complete Blood Count (CBC) panels. This marker measures the average amount of iron contained within the red blood cells (RBCs) in a given sample of blood. Iron is a crucial component of

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Mean RBC Iron Concentration

Mean RBC Iron Concentration on a Complete Blood Count (CBC) panel refers to the average concentration of iron found within the red blood cells (RBCs) circulating in your bloodstream. This measurement, often reported as part of a broader test called &

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Mean RBC Volume

The marker Mean RBC Volume refers to the average volume of red blood cells (RBCs) in your blood, and it is expressed in femtoliters (fL). This measurement is also known as Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV). It's an important diagnostic tool because i

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MXD #

Serum

In a complete blood count (CBC) the MXD # refers to the combined count of mixed white blood cells which includes monocytes, eosinophils and basophils. This helps to understand the relative and absolute numbers of these less common white blood cells w

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MXD %

Serum

In a complete blood count (CBC) the MXD # refers to the combined count of mixed white blood cells which includes monocytes, eosinophils and basophils. This helps to understand the relative and absolute numbers of these less common white blood cells w

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Platelet count / Platelets

Other names: Platelets, Thrombocyte Count What are platelets? Platelets (aka thrombocytes) are small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding.  Where are platelets made? Platelets are m

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Platelet Distribution Width (PDW)

This marker can give you additional information about your platelets and the cause of a high or low platelet count. Larger platelets are usually younger platelets that have been released earlier than normal from the bone marrow, while smaller platele

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Platelet-large cell ratio (P-LCR)

Platelet-large cell ratio (P-LCR) is defined as the percentage of platelets that exceed the normal value of platelet volume of 12 fL in the total platelet count. Platelet size has been shown to reflect platelet activity; therefore MPV (=Mean Plate

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RBC (Female range)

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. They also carry carbon dioxide back to the lungs so it can be exhaled. Red blood cells (RBC) are made in the bone marrow and contain hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen t

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RBC Distribution Width

The RBC Distribution Width (RDW) is a crucial parameter for understanding the variation in size among your red blood cells (RBCs). When a Complete Blood Count (CBC) is performed, RDW is measured to assess how much the sizes of red blood cells differ

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RDW-CV (Red Cell Distribution Width) in %

Blood

The RDW value tells you whether enough of your red blood cells are of normal size and shape. Why is this important? The red blood cells are usually flat and lenticular (disc-shaped) with a diameter of around 7.5 µm (micrometer). Blood

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RDW-SD (Red Cell Distribution Width) in fL

Blood

Red Cell Distribution Width-Standard Deviation (RDW-SD) is a blood test parameter that measures the variability in the size of your red blood cells. It's one of the ways scientists assess the volume and size of red blood cells within a sample. A

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Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes / RBC)

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. They also carry carbon dioxide back to the lungs so it can be exhaled. Red blood cells (RBC) are made in the bone marrow and contain hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen t

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White blood cells (Leukocytes / WBC)

White blood cells, often called leukocytes, are three types of cells found in the blood, along with red blood cells and platelets. Specifically, the white blood cell family contains five members: monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils, neutrophils, and eo

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