CBC: Complete Blood Count

Why? to check for infection, anemia

• WBC count: 4,500 to 10,000 cells/mcL
• RBC count (varies with altitude):
• Male: 4.7 to 6.1 million cells/mcL
• Female: 4.2 to 5.4 million cells/mcL
• Hematocrit (varies with altitude):
  • Male: 40.7 to 50.3%
  • Female: 36.1 to 44.3%
• Hemoglobin (varies with altitude):
  • Male: 13.8 to 17.2 gm/dL
  • Female: 12.1 to 15.1 gm/dL
• MCV: 80 to 95 femtoliter
• MCH: 27 to 31 pg/cell MCHC: 32 to 36 gm/dL

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003642.htm