- Specimen
- 1.0 mL EDTA whole blood in lavender top tube
- Description
- This includes WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, platelet count and estimate, WBC differential, RBC, and WBC morphology. A clinical pathologist will then review results and blood smears and provide an interpretative comment of the complete blood count.
Interferences: marked hemolysis and lipemia. Clotting or freezing of sample may preclude analysis.