Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Method Name

Flow Cytometry

Aliases

Complete Blood Count; CBC; Coulter Profile; Hemogram; H & H, CBC

Specimen Required

one lavender top tube.

Specimen Minimum Volume

1.0 mL of blood

Specimen Stability Information

24 hours at room temperature or 36 hours refrigerated. If specimens are going to reach the laboratory more than 8 hours after collection, storage at refrigerated temperatures is recommended.

Special Instructions

Includes the following parameters: White blood cell count, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematrocrit, red cell indices, and platelet count.

Testing

Performing Laboratory

As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.

Reference Values

See report