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A complete Blood Count with differential is often ordered to determine a patients general health status. The CBC blood test checks for disorders such as anemia, disease or other infections. The CBC actually is a panel of different blood tests. The panel includes the following:
- White blood cell (WBC) count
- White blood cell differential
- Red blood cell (RBC) count
- Hemoglobin
- Hematocrit
- Platelet count
- Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
- Red cell distribution width (RDW)