Clinical Blood Count (CBC) - a blood test, which is used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of disorders, including anemia, infection and leukemia.
The components and features of blood are:
- Red blood cells. Their function is to carry oxygen.
- White blood cells fight infection.
- Platelets help with blood clotting.
- Hemoglobin is oxygen-carrying protein.
- Hematocrit indicates the proportion of red blood cells to the fluid component.
A complete blood count is a common blood test that?s done for a variety of reasons.
- To review your overall health.
- To diagnose a medical condition.
- To monitor a medical condition.
- To monitor medical treatment.
What happens during CBC?
- A lab technician will draw blood from a vein.
- The procedure takes only a few minutes.
- A blood test can be slightly uncomfortable.
- Some people also feel faint or light-headed when they see blood. Clinical blood count can reveal viral and bacterial diseases, the presence of
inflammatory or malignant processes, and pathologies.
Biochemical analysis of blood is performed as a comprehensive laboratory study of the material provided for a number of indicators that determine
the functioning of vital human organs, including the pancreas, kidneys, bile and liver. It also helps to obtain valuable information about the processes of metabolism, determine the current concentrations of trace elements in the blood, and so on.
In most cases, biochemistry is appointed by a physician. Blood tests may be performed for diagnostic purposes, or for quality control of the treatment. In this case a doctor individually assigns a list of required parameters.
Total protein - is the set of all proteins contained in blood plasma, it is important to know its level to exclude diseases of the internal organs and blood. Increasing level of this indicator is observed under the following conditions: