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What Is a CBC (Complete Blood Count)?
Health via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA “complete blood count,” (CBC) is a group of commonly performed tests which use a sample of your blood. It counts the number of different types of cells...
Understanding MCHC Blood Test Results
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe blood test can be helpful in diagnosing anemia. Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) is a...
What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFrom CBC to CMP and beyond, blood test panels provide essential information to health practitioners....
What Is a Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) Test?
Health via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMaskot / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD A mean corpuscular volume (MCV) test is a blood test that measures the size and volume...
Anisocytosis in Anemic and Nonanemic People: What Happens?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 6 months agoVariation in red blood cell size is an indicator of diseaseMedically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO...
What Are Basophils?
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMedically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Basophils are a type of white blood cell. Less than 1% of your white blood cells are basophils, but they...
Why Platelet Count Matters
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoLevels that are too high or too low can be harmful Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Platelets are a type of blood cell. They are involved in...
How Is COPD Diagnosed?
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMedically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD COPD is diagnosed based on your signs and symptoms, history of smoking and exposure to lung irritants, family...
What to Know About Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIt's a blood type mismatch reaction that can affect babies eli_asenova / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Hemolytic disease of...
Dr. Hersh: This disease causes the bone marrow to make too many red blood cells
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoQ: My friend says his uncle is being treated for a disease where he has too much blood and he gets...