RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Rationale for a Methodical Approach to Interpreting the Complete Blood Count and Its Development
JF American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
JO Clin Lab Sci
FD American Society of Chemistry and Laboratory Science
SP 171
OP 172
DO 10.29074/ascls.30.3.171
VO 30
IS 3
A1 Doig, Kathy
YR 2017
UL http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/30/3/171.abstract
AB Describe the value in using a methodical approach to interpretation of complete blood counts (CBC).Explain how a methodical approach to CBC interpretation for laboratorians differs from that used by physicians and other care providers.Using a consistent and methodical approach to interpreting results of a complete blood count can help ensure that reported results are accurate and no diagnostically significant results are overlooked. The approach presented in the Focus articles to follow was developed through observation of professionals and refined after use with hundreds of students. The approach is different than diagnostic algorithms used by care providers in that the steps aid in detection of spurious results that must be corrected before results can be reported by the laboratory.ABBREVIATIONS: CBC - complete blood count