Hematology tests
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| antiglobulin test | test for the presence of antibodies that coat and damage erythrocytes
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| bleeding time | time required for blood to stop flowing from a tiny puncture wound
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| coagulation time | time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube
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| Complete blood count (CBC) | determination of numbers of lbood cells, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit, and red cell values (MCH, MCV, MCHC)
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| erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | speed at which erythrocytes settle out of plasma (tests for inflammation)
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| hematocrit (Hct) | percentage od rbc in volume of lbood
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| Hemoglobin (Hgb) | total amount of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood
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| platelet count | number of platelets per cubic millimeter or microliter of blood
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| prothrombin time (PT) | Test of the ability of blood to clot
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| red blood cell count (RBC) | number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter of blood
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| red blood cell morphology | microscopic exam of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells (anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, sickle cell)
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| white blood cell count (WBC) | number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter of blood
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| white blood cell differential | percentages of different types of leukocytes in the blood
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| shift to the left | An increase in immature neutrophils (as seen with severe infection)
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