Anemia Panel - Basic Test in Glencoe

If you are in Glencoe and you need a Test for Anemia Panel - Basic, When the blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin, a condition called anemia develops. Hemoglobin is a component of blood that binds to oxygen. With too low red blood cells and/or hemoglobin, your body's cells do not get enough oxygen.

There are more than 400 types of anemia, all of which are classified into the following three categories:

Anemia caused by blood loss

Anemia caused by decreased or faulty red blood cell production

Anemia caused by destruction of red blood cells

This blood test panel is used to detect and identify a wide range of hematologic disorders.

The Basic Anemia Panel includes the following tests:

Hematocrit - The amount of red blood cells in the blood.

Hemoglobin - A protein that transports oxygen or carbon dioxide in the blood.

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) - Measures the average volume of red blood cells in the blood.

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) - The amount of hemoglobin per red blood cell.

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) - The amount of hemoglobin concentrated in a given volume of red blood cells.

Red cell distribution width (RDW) - Measures the difference of red blood cell size or volume in blood sample.

Percentage and absolute differential counts - Measures the amounts of different white blood cell types within the blood.

Platelet count (RBC) - Measures the amount of platelets (fragments and particles of cells) in the blood that are crucial for blood clotting.

White blood cell count (WBC) - Measures the amounts of different white blood cell types within the blood.

Iron - The iron blood test measures the amount of iron in the blood. Iron is a mineral that is needed by your body for the production of hemoglobin, energy, and maintaining proper muscle and organ function.

Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) - Is used to differentiate between anemia types and gives more iron statistics than the Iron test alone.