Blood Tests: Methods, Analysis, and Safety
Tests on Blood Cells
Blood tests commonly analyze:
- Red blood cells (RBC): 4.5-5.5 million
- White blood cells (WBC): 6,000-10,000
- Blood platelets: 200,000-800,000
Centrifugal Method
By spinning blood in a centrifuge, blood cells sediment at the bottom of the test tube. Most of this column consists of red blood cells, with other cells forming a thin, buffy layer on top. The volume of packed red cells is expressed as a percentage of the total blood volume.
Conductivity (Coulter) Method
This method uses the
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Blood Tests
Tests on Blood Cells:
- Red blood cells (RBC) – 4.5-5.5 million
- White blood cells (WBC) – 6,000-10,000
- Blood platelets – 200,000-800,000
Centrifugal Method
By spinning blood in a centrifuge, the blood cells can be sedimented at the bottom of the test tube. Most of this column consists of the red blood cells, with the other cells forming a thin, buffy layer on top of the red cells. The volume of the packed red cells is expressed as a percentage of the total blood volume.
Conductivity (Coulter)
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