(CBC) Complete Blood Count

Hydration, infection, immune response, clotting ability, anemia!

HCT

Hematocrit

% of RBC to detect anemia and dehydration

Hb & MCHC

Hemoglobin & Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration

Measures hemoglobin - Oxygen carrying pigment of RBC

GRANS & L/M

Granulocytes & Lymphocytes/Monocytes

Specific type of WBC

WBC

White Blood Cell

Indicate certain diseases or infections

EOS

Eosinophils

Type of WBC if elevated indicate allergic or parasitic condition

PLT

Platelets

Cells that help stop bleeding by forming clots