The Complete Blood Count (CBC) and differential count are a series of tests that provide a tremendous amount of information about an individual’s blood cells. The measurements included are:

• Red blood cell count (RBC),
• Hemoglobin (Hgb),
• Hematocrit (Hct),
• Red blood cell indices,
• White blood cell count (WBC), and
• Differential count (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils), blood smear information and platelet count.