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  2. Complete blood count - Wikipedia

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    A complete blood count (CBC), also known as a full blood count (FBC), is a set of medical laboratory tests that provide information about the cells in a person's blood.The CBC indicates the counts of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets, the concentration of hemoglobin, and the hematocrit (the volume percentage of red blood cells).

  3. Serum protein electrophoresis - Wikipedia

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    Schematic representation of a protein electrophoresis gel. Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP or SPE) is a laboratory test that examines specific proteins in the blood called globulins. [1]

  4. Blood test - Wikipedia

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    A venipuncture performed using a vacutainer. A venipuncture is useful as it is a minimally invasive way to obtain cells and extracellular fluid from the body for analysis.. Blood flows throughout the body, acting as a medium that provides oxygen and nutrients to tissues and carries waste products back to the excretory systems for disp

  5. Blood type - Wikipedia

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    A complete blood type would describe each of the 45 blood groups, and an individual's blood type is one of many possible combinations of blood-group antigens. [3] Almost always, an individual has the same blood group for life, but very rarely an individual's blood type changes through addition or suppression of an antigen in infection, malignancy, or autoimmune disease.

  6. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - Wikipedia

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    Automatic ESR analyzer with specialised tube. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate) is the rate at which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood descend in a standardized tube over a period of one hour.