Blood-cell counts and characteristics help evaluate oxygen transport, immune-cell patterns, and clotting. The components stay together as one panel.
- White blood cell count
- Counts infection-fighting cells. Helps assess immune responses and investigate abnormal blood-cell patterns.
- Red blood cell count
- Counts the cells that carry oxygen throughout your body.
- Hemoglobin
- Measures the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells; helps evaluate anemia or an elevated red-cell concentration.
- Hematocrit
- Shows the proportion of your blood made up of red blood cells.
- MCV
- Mean corpuscular volume: the average size of your red blood cells, useful when evaluating anemia.
- MCH
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin: the average amount of hemoglobin in each red blood cell.
- MCHC
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration: how concentrated hemoglobin is within your red blood cells.
- RDW
- Red cell distribution width: the variation in red-cell size, interpreted alongside other CBC findings.
- Platelet count
- Counts the blood cells that help form clots and stop bleeding.
- Neutrophils — absolute count
- Counts neutrophils, a white-cell type involved in responding to infections and tissue injury.
- Neutrophils — percentage
- Shows the proportion of white blood cells that are neutrophils, a white-cell type involved in responding to infections and tissue injury.
- Lymphocytes — absolute count
- Counts lymphocytes, white cells central to immune recognition and response.
- Lymphocytes — percentage
- Shows the proportion of white blood cells that are lymphocytes, white cells central to immune recognition and response.
- Monocytes — absolute count
- Counts monocytes, white cells that help respond to infection and clear damaged tissue.
- Monocytes — percentage
- Shows the proportion of white blood cells that are monocytes, white cells that help respond to infection and clear damaged tissue.
- Eosinophils — absolute count
- Counts eosinophils, white cells associated with allergic responses and some infections.
- Eosinophils — percentage
- Shows the proportion of white blood cells that are eosinophils, white cells associated with allergic responses and some infections.
- Basophils — absolute count
- Counts basophils, white cells involved in allergic and inflammatory responses.
- Basophils — percentage
- Shows the proportion of white blood cells that are basophils, white cells involved in allergic and inflammatory responses.