Full blood count

This is a profile of blood tests. 

 

Includes:

• RBC count
• White blood cell count 
• Platelet count
• Haemaglobin
• MCV
• MCHC
• HCT

 

Indications

• Anaemia

Laboratory services

Specimen Type: Blood
Sample type: EDTA

 

Turnaround time

Urgent: 1 hour 
Routine: 4 hours

 

Reference Interval:

Test	Male	Female	Units
Haemoglobin (Hb)	130 - 180	115 - 165	g/L
White Blood Cell (WBC)	4 - 11	4 - 11	109/L
Platelets (Plt)	150 - 450	150 - 450	109/L
Red Blood Cell (RBC)	4.3 - 5.8	3.9 - 5.4	1012/L
Mean Cell Volume (MCV)	79 - 101	79 - 101	fL
Haematocrit (Hct or PCV)	0.39 - 0.5	0.36 - 0.47	L/L
Mean Cell Haemoglobin (MCH)	27 - 32	27 - 32	pg
Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)	300 - 370	300 - 370	g/L
Neutrophils	2 - 8	2 - 8	109/L
Lymphocytes	0.5 - 4.5	0.5 - 4.5	109/L
Monocytes	0.2 - 1.2	0.2 - 1.2	109/L
Eosinophils	0.1 - 0.7	0.1 - 0.7	109/L
Basophils	0.0 - 0.2	0.0 - 0.2	109/L