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FULL BLOOD COUNT BLOOD TEST

A full blood count test (FBC) is a set of medical laboratory tests that provide information about the cells in your blood. 15 biomarkers and ratios are worked out during the analysis, including:

• White blood cell count
• Red blood cells and platelets
• The concentration of haemoglobin
• The haematocrit (the volume percentage of red blood cells)
• DIFF count (venous sample only)

Also included are the red blood cell indices, which indicate the average size and haemoglobin content of red blood cells, as well as the white blood cell differential, which counts the different types of white cells is also included.

Conditions like anaemia and thrombocytopenia are defined by abnormal full blood count test results. The red blood cell indices can provide information about the cause of a person's anaemia such as iron deficiency and vitamin B12 deficiency, and the results of the white blood cell differential can help to diagnose viral, bacterial and parasitic infections and blood disorders like leukaemia.

BEFORE YOU BOOK

The FBC is often the first step of many medical assessments and can be used to monitor or diagnose disease. As with any test, full blood count test results are compared to reference ranges and interpreted thereafter. The reference ranges generally vary with sex and age, so if you are booking this test, make sure that you provide us with an accurate date of birth and your reference sex.

We offer this test as both capillary and venous sample options. However, this test is extremely time sensitive and the sample deteriorates, so you must send it to us in-line with exact instructions for posting (Monday to Thursday, before 12:00, taken in the morning before posting) found with your kit.

We do not report some DIFF parameters in the home kit samples. If you are undergoing a specific investigation that requires full DIFF with less common parameters - please book the venous version of this test, at one of our clinics.

Not all results falling outside of the reference range require medical intervention, please consult your GP.

15 BIOMARKERS