Complete Blood Count (CBC) With Differential, Reflex to Peripheral Smear Review LabCorp

A Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential, Reflex to Peripheral Smear Review from Defy Medical helps evaluate your overall health by checking your red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, which can identify the cause of symptoms like fatigue, infections, bruising, and more.

Finding the cause(s) of:

• Easy bruising: This test checks platelet levels, which are essential for blood clotting, helping to find the cause of easy bruising.
• Fatigue: Checking red blood cell count and hemoglobin levels can help identify anemia, a common cause of fatigue.
• Fever: The white blood cell count and differential can indicate infection or inflammation, which often cause fever.
• Frequent infections: Examining the different types of white blood cells (differential) helps identify immune system issues that lead to frequent infections.
• Pale skin: Low red blood cell counts or hemoglobin levels, detected by this test, can cause pale skin.
• Unexplained weight loss: While not a direct cause, this test can help rule out certain conditions like anemia or infections that may contribute to unexplained weight loss.