{"id":33524,"date":"2024-12-14T14:17:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T07:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/?p=33524"},"modified":"2025-06-23T17:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:12:22","slug":"complete-blood-count-cbc-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/en\/complete-blood-count-cbc-en","title":{"rendered":"What is a complete blood count (CBC) test? What does each parameter tell you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blood tests play an important role in the diagnostic process, along with history taking and physical examination. <\/span><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete blood count (CBC)<\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of the basic lab tests essential for diagnosis and is part of annual health checkups.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>\u201cAbnormal blood test results can be an important indicator of potential health issues, prompting a doctor\u2019s consultation for further investigation and potential treatment.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: kanit; font-size: 130%; color: #4f9111;\">Interesting facts about complete blood count <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8; color: #4f9111; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.001\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a CBC test?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8; color: #4f9111;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-31953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/interesting-300x103.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/interesting-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/interesting-1024x350.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/interesting-768x263.png 768w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/interesting.png 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 55px) 100vw, 55px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8; color: #4f9111; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111; text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8; color: #4f9111; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.002\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are included in a CBC test?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111; text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.003\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is a CBC test necessary?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-31947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/important-300x90.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/important-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/important.png 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.004\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can a CBC test tell you?<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.005\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blood collection process<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.006\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CBC reference ranges<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hot.png\" alt=\"hot\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.007\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abnormalities in a CBC<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.008\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparation for a CBC test<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.009\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do I have to fast before a CBC test?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hot.png\" alt=\"hot\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4f9111;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><a style=\"color: #4f9111;\" href=\"#a.010\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8;\"><span style=\"font-family: Sarabun;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long does it take to get CBC test results?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:2000px;height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-621309563\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1946018305\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_89215572\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/what-is-a-cbc-test-1024x917.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"What is a CBC test?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/what-is-a-cbc-test-1024x917.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/what-is-a-cbc-test-300x269.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/what-is-a-cbc-test-768x688.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/what-is-a-cbc-test.webp 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_89215572 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1094774273\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><span id=\"a.001\" style=\"color: #4f9111;\">What is a CBC test?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>Complete Blood Count<\/em> (CBC)<\/span> test<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a comprehensive blood test that measures the quantity and characteristics of primary main types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"message-box relative dark\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" style=\"background-color:rgb(230, 247, 205);\"><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1244035323\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-596961486\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Complete Blood Count or CBC test can serve as guide for the initial diagnosis<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1094774273 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px -20px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or for scheduling additional laboratory tests to identify the disease\u2019s cause, diagnose, and monitor treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:2000px;height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><span id=\"a.002\" style=\"color: #4f9111;\">What are included in a CBC test?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Complete Blood Count<\/em> or CBC test is a comprehensive blood test that examines <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff6600;\">main primary types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The details are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Red Blood Cells<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33531 size-full\" title=\"4 Measurements of Red Blood Cells\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4-Measurements-of-red-blood-cells.webp\" alt=\"4 Measurements of Red Blood Cells\" width=\"1104\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4-Measurements-of-red-blood-cells.webp 1104w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4-Measurements-of-red-blood-cells-300x219.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4-Measurements-of-red-blood-cells-1024x747.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4-Measurements-of-red-blood-cells-768x560.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1104px) 100vw, 1104px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CBC reports four different red blood cell measurements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Hemoglobin count <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a measurement of the amount of a protein in red blood cells called hemoglobin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Hematocrit count <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a measurement of the volume of red blood cells in the blood.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Red blood cell (RBC) count<\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a measurement of the number of red blood cells present in a specific volume of blood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Red blood cell<\/span> <span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">indices <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">measure the size and quantity of hemoglobin in red blood cells, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mean corpuscular volume<\/span> is a measure of the average volume or size of red blood cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mean corpuscular hemoglobin<\/span> measures the average amount of hemoglobin per red blood cell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Mean corpuscular hemoglobin<\/span> concentration is a measure of the concentration of hemoglobin <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1879641591\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/lin.ee\/QMQJPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-1024x176.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Get a health checkup click\" title=\"Get a health checkup click\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-1024x176.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-300x52.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-768x132.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click.webp 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1879641591 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:2000px;height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1732319352\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1443245752\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_778295528\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/White-blood-cells-1024x691.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"White Blood Cells\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/White-blood-cells-1024x691.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/White-blood-cells-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/White-blood-cells-768x518.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/White-blood-cells.webp 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_778295528 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1398176971\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>White Blood Cells<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>White blood cells fluctuate in number in response to infection or inflammation. They play a crucial role in the body\u2019s defense system through their ability to combat and eradicate pathogens and foreign substances that enter the body.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-467475848\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-467475848 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Neutrophil<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neutrophils are the most abundant white blood cells in the circulation. They are the body\u2019s first responders to acute inflammation and infection, especially bacterial infections. Neutrophils rapidly multiply and directly engulf pathogens during this response.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Lymphocyte<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lymphocytes are small white blood cells that produce antibodies to fight off both viruses and bacteria. High levels of lymphocytes can indicate a viral infection or certain types of leukemia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Monocyte<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monocytes are the largest white blood cells crucial for the body\u2019s defense against pathogens. They are more efficient at engulfing pathogens compared to neutrophils. An increased number of monocytes can indicate viral infections, tuberculosis, or fungal infections, as well as certain types of leukemia.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\"><strong>Eosinophil<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eosinophils are white blood cells that play a role in the body\u2019s immune response, particularly against foreign substances. They are typically present in small numbers in the bloodstream. An elevated eosinophil count can indicate certain conditions, including allergies, asthma, drug allergies, and parasitic infections.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Basophil<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basophils are white blood cells that are present in very small numbers in the bloodstream. They release substances that prevent excessive blood clotting and also contain a vasodilator which promotes blood flow.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Platelet<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platelets are responsible for preventing and stopping bleeding from a wound.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:2000px;height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"a.003\" style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong>Why is a CBC test necessary?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-129232405\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-180120433\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1381071963\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-is-a-CBC-test-necessary-1024x855.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Why is a CBC test necessary\" title=\"Why is a CBC test necessary\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-is-a-CBC-test-necessary-1024x855.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-is-a-CBC-test-necessary-300x250.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-is-a-CBC-test-necessary-768x641.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Why-is-a-CBC-test-necessary.webp 1103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1381071963 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-656892977\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete Blood Count (CBC) test reveals valuable information about your physical health status and risk of disease, making it a useful tool for both prevention and treatment of diseases. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #3366ff;\">It is a valuable tool for detecting abnormalities and facilitating the diagnosis, prevention and management of various diseases in a timely manner.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-656892977 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px -20px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:2000px;height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"a.004\" style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong>What can a CBC test tell you?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete blood count (CBC) test is a blood test used to identify a wide range of health problems, including <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">To confirm an infection<\/span> in a suspected case<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">To identify an inflammation<\/span> and to observe and follow up on the treatment results, especially anemia, leukemia, blood clotting problems when there is a wound or other diseases that affect the number of blood cells.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><a id=\"a.005\"><\/a>Blood collection process<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33540 size-full\" title=\"Blood collection process\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blood-Collection-process.webp\" alt=\"Blood collection process\" width=\"1103\" height=\"990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blood-Collection-process.webp 1103w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blood-Collection-process-300x269.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blood-Collection-process-1024x919.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blood-Collection-process-768x689.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1103px) 100vw, 1103px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blood samples are collected by drawing approximately 2.5\u20133 ml of blood from a vein in the crook of the arm. Blood samples are subsequently kept in tubes that contain the anticoagulant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pobpad.com\/edta-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%95-%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%8B%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EDTA<\/span><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in order to prevent blood clotting to ensure correct interpretation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lin.ee\/QMQJPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click.webp\" alt=\"Get a health checkup click\" width=\"1150\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click.webp 1264w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-300x52.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-1024x176.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-768x132.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><a id=\"a.006\"><\/a>CBC reference ranges<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CBC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reference Value Table<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33543 size-full\" title=\"CBC reference ranges\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBC-Reference-Ranges.webp\" alt=\"CBC reference ranges\" width=\"1103\" height=\"1292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBC-Reference-Ranges.webp 1103w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBC-Reference-Ranges-256x300.webp 256w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBC-Reference-Ranges-874x1024.webp 874w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CBC-Reference-Ranges-768x900.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1103px) 100vw, 1103px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><a id=\"a.007\"><\/a>What do abnormalities in a CBC indicate?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abnormalities in a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">complete blood count (CBC) c<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an indicate a range of conditions, as follows: <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-717012867\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1264645860\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; line-height: 1.8; color: #0000ff;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u0e40\u0e21\u0e47\u0e14\u0e40\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e41\u0e14\u0e07\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e15\u0e48\u0e33\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e21\u0e30\u0e40\u0e23\u0e47\u0e07\u0e40\u0e21\u0e47\u0e14\u0e40\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e14\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Low_red_blood_cells_and_blood_cancer.webp?v=202405291424\" alt=\"\u0e40\u0e21\u0e47\u0e14\u0e40\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e41\u0e14\u0e07\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e15\u0e48\u0e33\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e21\u0e30\u0e40\u0e23\u0e47\u0e07\u0e40\u0e21\u0e47\u0e14\u0e40\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e14\" width=\"570\" height=\"416\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Low red blood cell count<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Conditions causing significant blood loss, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, heavy menstruation, chronic renal failure, hemolytic anemia, leukemia, and various nutritional deficiencies<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> (iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 deficiencies).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>High red blood cell count<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heart failure caused by pulmonary pathology, pulmonary fibrosis, congenital heart disease, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Low white blood cell count<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hepatocellular and splenic disease, autoimmune disease, history of previous radiation therapy, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">High white blood cell count<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infectious diseases, especially bacterial infection, leukemia, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Low hemoglobin\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anemia, chronic renal failure, severe blood loss, lead poisoning, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">High hemoglobin\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hypoxemia, congenital heart disease, pulmonary fibrosis, etc.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1185706700\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Prompt; color: #0000ff; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u0e23\u0e30\u0e14\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e2e\u0e35\u0e21\u0e32\u0e42\u0e15\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e15\u0e15\u0e48\u0e33 \u0e40\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e07\u0e42\u0e25\u0e2b\u0e34\u0e15\u0e08\u0e32\u0e07\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/low_hematocrit_level_Risk_of_anemia.webp?v=202405291424\" alt=\"\u0e23\u0e30\u0e14\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e2e\u0e35\u0e21\u0e32\u0e42\u0e15\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e15\u0e15\u0e48\u0e33 \u0e40\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e07\u0e42\u0e25\u0e2b\u0e34\u0e15\u0e08\u0e32\u0e07\" width=\"570\" height=\"416\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>Low hematocrit count<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anemia, conditions causing significant blood loss, malnutrition, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>High hematocrit count<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conditions causing abnormal red blood cell production such as dengue fever, conditions causing low blood oxygen levels such as chronic smoking, congenital heart disease, high altitudes, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>Low platelet count<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low platelet count can be caused by autoimmune disorders, viral infections, enlarged spleen, bone marrow dysfunction or atrophy, or certain cancers etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A platelet count below 20,000 per microliter of blood can lead to spontaneous bleeding<\/span>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially in areas with mucous membranes like the gums and nose, or even in vital organs such as the digestive tract and brain, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff0000;\">even without prior injury or trauma.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>High platelet count<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High platelet count is associated with acute blood loss or hemolysis, conditions stimulating platelet production, such as chronic inflammation or infection, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:2000px;height:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_34165630\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/lin.ee\/QMQJPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-here-1024x305.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Get a health checkup-click here\" title=\"Get a health checkup-click here\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-here-1024x305.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-here-300x89.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-here-768x229.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.intouchmedicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Get-a-health-checkup-click-here.webp 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_34165630 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1661182894\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1661182894 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2><span style=\"line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><a id=\"a.008\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #4f9111;\">Preparation for a CBC test<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those who want to get a health checkup <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ff6600;\">should prepare the following health information that needs to be given to the physician:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p>History of chronic diseases<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p>History of regular medication<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p>History of previous treatment or radiation therapy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p>History of food and nutrition<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">History of chronic blood loss<\/span>, such as heavy menstrual bleeding, history of bloody or black stools, vomiting blood, etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"solid\" \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #4f9111; line-height: 1.8;\"><strong><a id=\"a.009\"><\/a>Do I have to fast before a CBC test?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete blood count test <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">generally<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">does not require fasting. 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