complete blood count
17 articles in this field-note collection.
Basophil percentage: normal range and what it means
Basophils are about 1% of white cells, so the percentage is noisy. What's normal, why % and count disagree, and when a lasting rise matters.
Eosinophil percentage: what a high or low % means
Eosinophil % is the share of your white cells that are eosinophils. Here's a normal %, why a high one can mislead, and when to read the count instead.
Neutrophil percentage: normal range, high, low and NLR
Neutrophil % is the share of your white cells that are neutrophils. The normal range, why it runs high or low, the count to check, and what NLR adds.
Nucleated red blood cells (NRBC): normal and high results
Nucleated red blood cells are young red cells that belong in the marrow. Why adults should have none, what a positive count means, and when it's urgent.
Red blood cell count: normal range, low and high causes
Your RBC count is how many red cells are in your blood. Here is what is normal, what low or high usually means, and how to read it with MCV.
MPV blood test: normal range, high and low causes
MPV is the average size of your platelets. What a normal MPV is, what high and low results mean, how to read it with your platelet count, and when to act.
MCV blood test: normal range, low and high causes
MCV is the average size of your red blood cells. Here's what's normal, what a low or high MCV usually means, and how to read it with RDW and B12.
MCHC blood test: normal range, low and high causes
MCHC shows how tightly hemoglobin is packed in your red cells. Normal range, why it runs low or high, how to read it with MCV and RDW, and lab errors.
MCH blood test: normal range, low and high causes
MCH is the average amount of hemoglobin in each red blood cell. Here's the normal range, why it runs low or high, and how to read it with MCV and ferritin.
Immature granulocytes (IG): normal range and high causes
Immature granulocytes are young white cells released early. Here's a normal level, why IG runs high, how to read it with your CBC, and when it's urgent.
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC): normal, low and high
ANC counts the infection-fighting neutrophils in your blood. The normal range, why it runs low or high, how to read it with your CBC, and when to act.
Absolute monocyte count: normal range, highs and lows
Monocytes are white blood cells that clean up and call in help. Here's a normal count, why it runs high or low, and when a result needs a closer look.
Absolute eosinophil count (AEC): normal, high and low
Eosinophils are white cells tied to allergy and parasites. Here's a normal count, the usual causes of a high one, the optimal range, and when it's urgent.
Absolute basophil count: normal range, highs and lows
Basophils are the rarest white blood cell. Here's a normal basophil count, what a high or low result usually means, and when a high count needs a closer look.
White blood cell count: normal range, high and low causes
Your WBC counts the immune cells in your blood. Here's the normal and optimal range, why it runs high or low, how to read the differential, and when to act.
Hemoglobin and hematocrit: normal ranges and what they mean
Hemoglobin carries oxygen; hematocrit is the share of your blood that's red cells. Here's what's normal, what low or high usually means, and what's urgent.
RDW blood test: normal range, high causes, next steps
RDW measures how much your red blood cells vary in size. Here's what's normal, what a high RDW usually means, and how to read it with MCV and ferritin.