Question 1

what are some cancers that would present with a normal complete blood count?  would sclc and/or testicular cancer present with normal cbc?

Accepted Answer

Most: Most cancers do not necessarily affect your cbc.  Exceptions include hematologic malignancies like leukemia and myeloma.  Sclc and testicular cancer are not typically associated with CBC abnormalities.

Question 2

what is a cbc?

Accepted Answer

Blood count: It is a test that quantifies and characterizes certain cells in the blood.  Those cell types include red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

Question 3

what causes low rdwr in cbc?

Accepted Answer

No pathology: There is no pathologic process to cause abnormally low rdw. Patients with beta thalassemia trait may have lower than usual rdw.

Question 4

can a cbc detect malabsorption?

Accepted Answer

Not directly...: Someone who is not absorbing iron or vitamin B12 for example will have a characteristic type of anemia (low red blood cell count) that will be detected on a cbc. It is possible to have malabsorption and a normal cbc, however. It all depends on what is not being absorbed and the length of symptoms.

Question 5

is rdw of 15.9 abnormal in cbc?

Accepted Answer

A little bit: You look at the person, not the lab value. When I was donating blood a lot, my RDW was in the 16's and it was fine. It's not dangerous; if everything else seems fine, you may never find the cause.

Question 6

can a cbc tell if i'm dehyrated?

Accepted Answer

: CBC could be mildly abnormal with profound dehydration. So could certain blood chemistry tests. If you're feeling well and outwardly healthy, you are not sufficiently dehydrated to be by any blood test. In that case, the only lab test that might be slighly abnormal is urinalysis (in particular, urine specific gravity).

Question 7

can cbc test show that i had sex?

Accepted Answer

No: Not really. It can show signs of inflammation or infection and anemia. Unless you get some infection from your partner, it should not show that you had sex.

Question 8

does a normal cbc rule out lukemia?

Accepted Answer

Normal CBC LEUKEMIA: Usually but not always. Go to uptodate.com read more and then discuss with your team. 
If they are being treated for leukemia then normal is good.

Question 9

would a cbc help diagnosis leukemia?

Accepted Answer

Yes it would: Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells, so the white blood counts are effected by leukemia, usually they increase but sometimes they can go down too. Also the hb and platelet counts are also affected by leukemia as it grows in the bone marrow and can compromise the production of all types of blood cells.. So a CBC is a good screening test for leukemia diagnosis.

Question 10

what does "cbc w/diff and plt" mean?

Accepted Answer

Complete blood count: CBC w/diff and PLT = complete blood count with differential and platelet count.  A differential is where you look at all the white cells in your blood and classify them according to type.  Platelets are the cells in your blood that help you with normal clotting.

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