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48 Section 2. Common Deases and Disorders of Body Systems CASE STUDY Cindy, age 47, recently had a routine checkup with her phy in a week before the appoint- da routine checkup with her physician. She went in a wee ment to have some lab work done. She said she has been feeling a hite have an elevated temperature, sore throat, or cough. The said she has been feeling a little tired most days but she does not dered a CBC for her. area temperature, sore throat, or cough. The physician ordered a CD 1. What does CBC mean? 2. What tests are performed when a CBC is ordered?

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1 * CBC mecins Complete blood count, is a blood test used to evaluate our overall health and detect different ranges of disorders such as anemia, infection and also leukemia. * (Bc test measures Several componente and features of your blood. 2) A complete blood count is test used to measure cells that make up our body's blood. - Test performed when CBC is ordered are 1) RBC count 2) White blood cells count 3) platelet count 4) hemoglobin 5) Hit Chematocrit ) 6) MCV (mean corpuscular volume) + RBC count measures the number of RBC present in the blood, because RBC are important to deliver oxygen through our body.

+ WBC count is a measure of white blood cells, which are helped to fight infections. High WBC levels are indication for inflammatie * platelet count is a measure of platelet cells, which are belped and play important role în clotting. → Hemoglobin is a protein in our blood that holde oxygen · Abnormal range is an indication of disease Conditione + Het value provides information about Rec. → MCV as measure of average Size of RBC ·