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Complete Blood Count Definition. The american heritage medical dictionary copyright 2007 2004 by houghton mifflin company. A set values of the cellular formed elements of blood. The test usually involves a lab technician drawing blood usually from the inside of the elbow. A complete blood count cbc sometimes called complete blood count differential or full blood count is a common test which tests for a wide range of disorders.
Red blood cells white blood cells and platelets. Red blood cells which carry oxygen. A complete blood count test measures several components and features of your blood including. The determination of the quantity of each type of blood cell in a given sample of blood often including the amount of hemoglobin the hematocrit and the proportions of various white cells. Special machines that analyze the different components of blood in less than a minute generally determine these calculations. The complete blood count cbc is a group of tests that evaluate the cells that circulate in blood including red blood cells rbcs white blood cells wbcs and platelets plts.
It is useful in monitoring a person s recovery from injuries surgery or another health condition.
The values generally included are the following. A complete blood count test measures several components and features of your blood including. The complete blood count is the calculation of the cellular formed elements of blood. Red blood cells white blood cells and platelets. It is useful in monitoring a person s recovery from injuries surgery or another health condition. A set values of the cellular formed elements of blood.