Test Code WBC White Blood Cell (WBC) Count, Blood
Methodology
Automated AnalyzerUseful for WBC enumeration and to evaluate myelopoiesis, bacterial and viral infections, toxic metabolic processes, and leukemic states.
Performing Laboratory
St. Clair Hospital LaboratorySpecimen Requirements
1 lavender-top (EDTA) tube (3 mL of EDTA whole blood).Reference Values
0 days: 9.4-34.0 K/µL7 days: 5.0-21.0 K/µL
6 months: 6.0-17.5 K/µL
4 years: 5.5-15.5 K/µL
≥14 years: 4.8-10.8 K/µL
Critical values (automatic call-back): <2.5 K/µL or >75.0 K/µL