Complete Blood Count

Overview
Department	Haematology
Test Code	CBCD
Constituents	Haemoglobin Haematocrit Mean Cell Volume Mean Cell Haemoglobin Platelet Count White Cell Count Differential.
Synonyms	CBC Differential Film comment Full Blood Count Blood Count FBC Hb Haemoglobin WBC Platelets
Base Lab Availability	Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
Hawera Lab Availability	Monday - Friday 8 am - 5pm
Turnaround Time	15 min – 4hrs
Stability – Add test	6 hrs
Specimen Requirements
Specimen	Whole blood
Preferred	4 mL Purple-Top EDTA (K2E)
Acceptable	Less than 1 mL use EDTA Microtainer
Unacceptable	Clotted samples Samples older than 6 hours Cord blood
Specimen Transportation
Paediatric Requirements	0.5 mL EDTA Microtainer
Aliquot Requirements
Sample
Preferred Volume
Minimum Volume
Aliquot Transportation
Clinical Information
Reference Intervals	Reference ranges given with report
Test Method	Sysmex XN-2000
Advanced Notice	Not required
Patient Preparation	Not required
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