Hematology
23 markers in this category
Basic Blood Count
A basic blood count measures three core values in your blood: hemoglobin, white blood cells and platelets. Together they say something about oxygen transport, immune defence and clotting.
Basophils
Basophils are white blood cells holding substances such as histamine, which are released in an allergic reaction; according to the NVKC they occur mainly in tissues where such reactions take place, such as skin, nose and lungs.
Blood Type + Rh
A blood type test determines your ABO blood group and Rh factor. Knowing your blood type is essential for safe blood transfusions, organ transplants, and pregnancy planning.
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
A complete blood count tells you in one panel from one tube how many red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets your blood holds and how much haemoglobin you have.
Coombs Test (Indirect)
According to the RIVM, during pregnancy blood from the child can enter the mother's blood, and if the child has a different blood group, the mother can make antibodies against the child's blood group.
Eosinophils
Eosinophils are white blood cells involved in allergic reactions and the defence against parasites. As part of your complete blood count, they can offer clues about allergies or asthma.
Erythrocytes (RBC)
An erythrocyte (red blood cell) count measures the number of red blood cells in your blood.
Haptoglobin
A haptoglobin test measures the level of haptoglobin protein in your blood.
Hematocrit
The hematocrit value tells you what share of your blood consists of red blood cells, the cells that carry oxygen around your body; at 0.41 l/l that is 41 percent, and the rest is fluid.
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is especially important for women, as menstrual blood loss can lead to lower levels over time.
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
Haemoglobin is in the red blood cells and, according to the NVKC, carries oxygen from the lungs to the organs.
Irregular Antibody Screening
According to the NVKC, irregular antibodies are antibodies against red blood cells that are normally not in the blood.
Leukocyte Differential
Eosinophils and basophils are two of the five kinds of white blood cells, the cells that according to the NVKC protect the body against bacteria, viruses and parasites.
Leukocytes (WBC)
Leukocytes are the white blood cells: the bone marrow makes them, and they protect the body against infection by attacking pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Lymphocytes
Lymphocytes are white blood cells central to your defence against viruses and to immune memory.
MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin)
To make haemoglobin, the protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen through the body, the body needs iron, vitamin B12 and folate, according to Thuisarts.
MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration)
MCHC is the average concentration of haemoglobin inside your red blood cells.
MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume)
According to Thuisarts, the body needs iron, vitamin B12 and folate to make haemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
Monocytes
Your monocyte value tells you how many of these white blood cells were circulating in your blood at the moment of the draw, and if that count stays raised for months, it points to an inflammation that is not going away.
Neutrophils
Neutrophils are the most common white blood cells and your first defence against bacterial infections.
Platelets (Thrombocytes)
Your platelet count shows how many platelets circulate in a litre of blood. In adults the usual range is 150 to 400 ×10⁹/l, the same for women and men.
RDW
RDW shows how much your red blood cells vary in size and can be an early clue to anaemia.
Reticulocytes
A reticulocyte count measures the number of young, immature red blood cells in your blood.