The institutional review board of Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis, approved this study. We included in the study all adult patients (those at least 18 years old) admitted to ...

A red blood cell (RBC) count measures the number of red blood cells in a sample of blood. It is part of a battery of tests called a complete blood count (CBC) that measures the different types and ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers examined the stability and clinical utility of complete blood count (CBC) setpoints in advancing personalized risk assessment and ...

A complete blood count (CBC) might suggest hemolytic anemia if your RBC, hemoglobin, and reticulocyte counts are low. But further testing may be required. Anemia occurs when you don’t have enough ...

Two new advanced predictive algorithms use information about a person's health conditions and simple blood tests to accurately predict a patient's chances of having a currently undiagnosed cancer, ...

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...

A Complete Blood Count (CBC) might look like a simple test, but it’s one of the most powerful tools doctors use to understand what’s happening inside your body. In just a small vial of blood, a CBC ...

The study's findings suggest that high baseline white blood cell count, particularly high neutrophil count, was associated with a higher incidence of long-term acute exacerbation of chronic ...

A person with leukopenia has a low number of white blood cells, or leukocytes, in their blood. A low white blood cell count may make a person more likely to contract an infection. White blood cells ...

Background: Information on the prognostic utility of the admission complete blood count (CBC) and differential count is lacking. Objective: To identify independent predictors of mortality from the ...