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how common is it for someone to need a complete blood count?
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Complete blood count is just white cells, right?
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Dr. Walter Kobasaanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 37 years experience
NO: Complete blood count includes white blood cell count, hematocrit hemoglobin platelets and a few other values.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
What can you determine from a complete blood count?
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Dr. RADHA SYEDanswered
Gynecology 52 years experience
Blood count: Complete blood count is a very powerful information on many counts.It tells if you have anemia-if so what kind.For example iron deficiency or folate/b12 deficiency.It tells if you have infection then the white cell count goes up.It informs us of platelet deficiency or excess(as seen in certain cancers)-both very dangerous.It also gives a clue to leukemia and some kinds of thallasemias.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What all can a complete blood count show?
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Dr. Robert Dysonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 44 years experience
Anemia, infection,: The blood count is useful to test for anemia, infection, indications of vitamin deficiency (b-12 and folate) and inherited abnormal hemoglobin. It can sometimes give a clue to leukemias and lymphomas, allergies and a few other things.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
What do my complete blood count results mean to a doctor?
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Dr. Walter Kobasaanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 37 years experience
Many things: It can tell if there is an infection, anemia and many other things depending on the results and your history and physical examination.
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Dr. Martin Raff commented
Infectious Disease 56 years experience
Also, once having established baseline values, changes in any of the parameters followed can be helpful in your follow-up sessions.
Apr 16, 2012
A 32-year-old member asked:
Why do I need to retake the complete blood count?
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Dr. Jonathan Songanswered
Specializes in Gynecology
Multiple reasons: Complicated question. If you are anemic (low blood count) due to blood loss from a variety of different causes or chronic illnesses, a complete blood count (CBC) is done to assess severity, progress if you are on iron supplementation or to test for leukemia (blood cancers). It can be done also to rule out errors. Dehydration or recent IV fluid can impact results too which may require repeat cbc.
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