{"id":4039,"date":"2026-08-27T18:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/?page_id=4039"},"modified":"2026-08-28T22:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:54:13","slug":"complete-blood-count","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/es\/complete-blood-count\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete Blood Count"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4039\" class=\"elementor elementor-4039\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34da9ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34da9ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae116e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ae116e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complete Blood Count<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca5d1c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eca5d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first step to taking care of your health starts with a Complete Blood Count.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7feb8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7feb8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9cdfb e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b9cdfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381b4be exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"381b4be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A complete blood count, or CBC, is a blood test used to measure the number of blood cells in the body and the ratio of one type of blood cell to another in the bloodstream.This information is invaluable in assessing the overall health of the patient and in diagnosing various infections, diseases or disorders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2117bd8 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2117bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It provides specific information about the following:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40e14f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b40e14f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Red blood cells which carry oxygen throughout the body<\/li><li>White bloods cell which fight infection<\/li><li>Platelets which assist in the blood-clotting process<\/li><li>Hemoglobin which carries oxygen to the blood and aids in the clotting process<\/li><li>The ratio of red blood cells to plasma in the blood, called a hematocrit<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b3288 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54b3288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The complete blood count is essential in determining if the patient is in a good state of health since abnormal results may reveal blood disorders, such as anemia, leukemia, sickle cell disease, or the presence of infection. A complete blood count is often the first diagnostic test undertaken since it may be done during routine a physical examination. Complete blood counts are simple to obtain, necessitating only the withdrawal of a relatively small quantity of blood from the patient through a tiny hole in the vein. This process is called venipuncture. It is safe, quick, and almost painless.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e144c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50e144c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complete blood counts are obtained in order for the doctor to confirm the healthy results of a positive physical examination or to diagnose one of the following:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a40fd6 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a40fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Infection<\/li><li>Allergy<\/li><li>Blood clotting disorder<\/li><li>Blood abnormality such as anemia<\/li><li>Other disease<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0244ee4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0244ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes a blood smear test is done at the same time as the CBC. In a blood smear, a drop of blood is spread thinly across a microscopic slide and stained with a special dye. When the doctor looks at this slide under the microscope the number, shapes and sizes of the various blood cells are visible, giving the physician an even clearer understanding of any disease process. During a blood smear, for example, abnormally shaped cells may indicate the presence of sickle cell anemia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381c191 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"381c191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2f558 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d2f558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/\">MediaLinePlus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\">National Institutes of Health<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/index.html\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/\">Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahrq.gov\/\">U.S. Department of Health &amp; Human Services<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/\">WebMD<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete Blood Count The first step to taking care of your health starts with a Complete Blood Count. A complete blood count, or CBC, is a blood test used to measure the number of blood cells in the body and the ratio of one type of blood cell to another in the bloodstream.This information is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4039","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4039"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4139,"href":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4039\/revisions\/4139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mchdep.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}