FULL BLOOD COUNT
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Why Get Tested?
To determine your general health status; to screen for, diagnose, or monitor any one of a variety of diseases and conditions that affect blood cells, such as anemia, infection, inflammation, bleeding disorder or cancer.
When to Get Tested?
As part of a routine medical exam; when you have signs and symptoms that may be related to a condition that affects blood cells; at regular intervals to monitor treatment or when you are receiving treatment known to affect blood cells.
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm or a fingerstick or heelstick (newborns).
Test Preparation Needed?
None