Clinical blood test: general analysis, leukocyte formula, ESR (with microscopy of a blood smear when pathological changes are detected) – this is one of the most frequently performed tests in medical practice.
It is used to diagnose and monitor the treatment of many diseases. From a practical point of view, the doctor should first of all focus on the following indicators of this analysis:

Analysis

Today, this study is automated and allows you to get detailed information about the number and quality of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

  • Hb (hemoglobin) – hemoglobin
  • The total number of red blood cells;
  • Total platelet count;
  • Total white blood cell count;
  • MCV (mean corpuscular volume) – average red blood cell volume;

Determination of indicators of a clinical blood test allows you to diagnose conditions such as / polycythemia, thrombocytopenia / and leukopenia / leukocytosis, which can act as independent pathologies.