The complete blood count is an essential test that counts the number, size, and types of cells in your blood. It provides an indication of your overall health.
Bone marrow is the sponge-like tissue inside the body's larger bones that produces blood cells. A bone marrow biopsy can help diagnose conditions affecting the blood cells or marrow.
A growing number of studies done over the last several years have indicated that there may, indeed, be an association between blood type and an individual's risk of a number of diseases and health conditions.
An RBC antibody screen (indirect antigobulin test, IAT) is used to screen an individual's blood for antibodies directed against red blood cell (RBC) antigens other than the A and B antigens. It is performed as part of a "type and screen" whenever a blood transfusion is anticipated or as part of prenatal testing of pregnant women.
A Pap smear detects cervical cell changes before they develop into cervical cancer. Learn about how a Pap smear works and what the results mean for your health.
Learn about transfusion medicine and blood banking. Transfusion medicine is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the process of collecting (donation), testing, processing, storing, and transfusing blood and its components. It is a cornerstone of emergency and surgical medicine. Blood banks are sections of clinical laboratories that process, test, and distribute blood and its components.