Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Why Get Tested? To determine your general health status; to screen for, diagnose, or monitor any one of a variety of diseases and conditions that affect blood cells, such as anemia, infection, inflammation, bleeding disorder or cancer When to Get Tested? As part of a routine medical exam; when you have signs and symptoms that may be related to a condition that affects blood cells; at regular intervals to monitor treatment or when you are receiving treatment known to affect blood cells Sample Required? A blood sample drawn from a vein in the arm. Test Preparation Needed? None