Hematology
23 markers in this category
Basic Blood Count
A basic blood count measures three core values in your blood: hemoglobin, white blood cells and platelets. Together they say something about oxygen transport, immune defence and clotting.
Basophils
Your basophil value shows how many basophils are in your blood, and for almost everyone that is almost nothing.
Blood Type + Rh
A blood type test determines your ABO blood group and Rh factor. Knowing your blood type is essential for safe blood transfusions, organ transplants, and pregnancy planning.
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Your blood count tells you how many red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets your blood holds and how much haemoglobin you have, and on your result you see that as a row of abbreviations with numbers beside them.
Coombs Test (Indirect)
The indirect Coombs test screens for unexpected antibodies in your blood that may react against red blood cells. It is an important test for transfusion safety and prenatal care.
Eosinophils
Eosinophils are white blood cells involved in allergic reactions and the defence against parasites. They are part of your complete blood count.
Erythrocytes (RBC)
An erythrocyte (red blood cell) count measures the number of red blood cells in your blood.
Haptoglobin
A haptoglobin test measures the level of haptoglobin protein in your blood.
Hematocrit
Your hematocrit value tells you what share of your blood consists of red blood cells, the cells that carry oxygen around your body.
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is one of the most fundamental markers of blood health and oxygen-carrying capacity.
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
Hemoglobin electrophoresis is a laboratory technique that separates and identifies different types of hemoglobin in your blood.
Irregular Antibody Screening
An irregular antibody screening test detects unexpected antibodies in your blood that may react against foreign red blood cells.
Leukocyte Differential
A leukocyte differential test measures the relative proportions of different types of white blood cells in your blood.
Leukocytes (WBC)
If your leukocytes are too high or too low, that number tells you how many white blood cells are in your blood, and so how busy your immune system was at that moment.
Lymphocytes
Lymphocytes are white blood cells central to your defence against viruses and to immune memory. They are part of your complete blood count.
MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin)
MCH is the average amount of haemoglobin in one red blood cell, calculated from your haemoglobin and red cell count.
MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration)
MCHC is the average concentration of haemoglobin inside your red blood cells, calculated from your haemoglobin and haematocrit.
MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume)
Your MCV value tells you how large your red blood cells are on average, and that is the number that gives direction when your haemoglobin is low.
Monocytes
A low monocyte count on your report usually tells you nothing, because the lower bound sits right next to the analyser's precision and a slightly low number therefore says little.
Neutrophils
Neutrophils are the most common white blood cells and part of your complete blood count. They respond quickly to bacterial infections and inflammation.
Platelets (Thrombocytes)
Your platelet count tells you how many platelets are floating in your blood. Platelets are the tiny fragments that plug a cut. Most adults sit between 150 and 400 ×10⁹/l.
RDW
RDW (red cell distribution width) is part of your complete blood count and shows how much your red blood cells vary in size.
Reticulocytes
A reticulocyte count measures the number of young, immature red blood cells in your blood.