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The full blood count (FBC) or Complete Blood Count (CBC) is one of the most frequently requested haematological investigation performed in patients. It has the potential, when interpreted carefully and in relation to the clinical history can potentially yield very useful clinical information that assist in diagnosis and management of patients by cl...
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... The full blood count (FBC) is a blood test that is used to evaluate the overall health of an individual and to detect a variety of disorders including anaemia, infection, and various haematological cancers among others (1). It measures the formed elements of blood including the red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and platelets (PLTs) (2). ...
Introduction: The full blood count (FBC) is a routine assay that provides information on all the blood cells, such as erythrocytes, leucocytes, and platelets. The FBC results are usually accompanied by histograms which are applicable for making a preliminary prediction of many disease states. In this study, we assessed the utility of FBC histograms among health workers and their knowledge of its interpretation. Methods: An online quantitative cross-sectional survey designed using Google forms were conducted from April to May 2022. The convenience sampling method was used to invite health workers to the survey that demanded that they answer questions that assessed their levels of utility and knowledge on the interpretation of FBC histograms. Data collected was analysed using the IBM SPSS version 26 using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The final analysis involved responses from 206 health workers who were made up of 133 (64.4%) males and 73 (35.4%) females. The results indicated that a greater portion of respondents makes use of FBC results (94.7%), 73.8% use FBC analyzers that produce histograms. However, only a small number (30.6%) use FBC histograms in diagnosing patients. A large majority of respondents (80.6%) demonstrated poor knowledge of the FBC histogram with the remaining demonstrating average (14.6%) and good (4.9%) knowledge. Conclusion: The level of knowledge on FBC histograms is highly inadequate among Ghanaian healthcare professionals and requires urgent attention. We recommend that relevant healthcare professionals should be given continual refresher training on the interpretation of FBC and its histograms to aid in patient management.
... Our finding on the low Hbs, the 1% value below-normal, is indicative of anemia, based on the low RBC and index value (MCH, MCV, and MCHC). The level of hemoglobin is used to monitor anemic treatment and determine the amount of blood needed for transfusion (Erhabor O et al., 2021). ...
... The measurement depends on the number and size of the red blood cells, but for children and younger, the normal range varies by age and gender. Conditions associated with low hematocrit include anemia, associated long-term illnesses, infections or white blood cell disorders such as leukemia or lymphoma, vitamin or mineral deficiencies, and recent or long-term bleeding (Erhabor O et al., 2021). ...
As a procedure to obtain information with bodily fluid samples, a laboratory test is complementary to a diagnostic assessment. One parameter of laboratory tests is hematology, for which a blood profile is used to evaluate clinical conditions and provide diagnostic information about hematological abnormalities, prognosis, and response treatment. Nowadays, accessibility to laboratory tests has been made easier with medical checkups integrated into the Occupational Health and Safety program, which a company is obliged to have to check on its employees' health status. Our study analyzed the results of fasting blood tests on the employees of The College of Health Sciences of Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiyyah Cilacap. This College is known for the practice of Islamic and religious values, including fasting, among its employees. Taking the employees as a population and samples, the research included variables of levels of erythrocytes, leukocytes, hemoglobin, and hematocrit in the descriptive analysis method. We gained eleven respondents, 8 males, and 3 females, and used a cluster sampling method with appropriate criteria. The data of obtained samples were analyzed and processed based on the interpretation of the results. The results of routine blood examinations on fasting showed 90.90% normal hemoglobin levels and 72.70% normal hematocrit levels. Conclusively, our results of the blood profile examination on hemoglobin and hematocrit in fasting people showed that fasting is metabolically healthy and produces no indication of anemia.
Every clinical laboratory has to establish its reference ranges for every parameter analyzed. These reference values are intervals considered normal in a healthy person's physiological condition. It will be used by the clinician or other health professionals to interpret the laboratory test results of the patient for making diagnostic decisions, monitoring patient therapy, and predicting the prognosis and it is also used in epidemiology studies. A reference range is defined as an interval in which 95% of a reference population’s values fall. It is very crucial to establish reference intervals for the local population as it is sometimes affected by ethnicity, nutrition, food habits, and economic and other local conditions. Hematology is the most common test performed in a clinical laboratory, and the most used parameter by the clinician including pediatricians. There up to now no well-established reference interval for hematological parameters in pediatrics and children in Indonesia. The reference interval used for hematology parameters in Indonesia is based on reference intervals from other countries or the manufacturer of the hematology analyzers used in a particular laboratory. Establishing a population-specific hematology reference interval is very difficult for pediatrics and children, so it is rarely performed. This study aims to compile the results of hematology parameters from Indonesian children to establish an Indonesian reference value for hematology. The method used was compiling data for the hematology parameter intervals based on studies performed in the Indonesian population and presented as 95% confidence intervals. A pediatric reference range for several hematology parameters has been established based on 3 groups of age in Indonesian children.
