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Antiglobulin test
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Test for the presence of antibodies that coat and damage erythrocytes
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Bleeding time
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Time required for blood to stop flowing from a tiny puncture wound
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Coagulation time
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Time required for venous blood to clot in a test tube
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Complete blood count (CBC)
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Determination of the number of red and white cells and platelets hemoglobin level and hematocrit and red cell indices - MCH, MCV, MCHC
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
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Speed at which erythrocytes settle out of plasma
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Hematocrit (Hct)
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Percentage of erythrocytes in a volume of blood
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Hemoglobin test (H Hg HGB)
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Total amount of hemoglobin in a sample of peripheral blood
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Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
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Measures the presence of plasma factors that act in a portion of the coagulation pathway
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Platelet count
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Number of platelets per cubic millimeter (mm3) or microliter (pL) of blood
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Prothrombin time (PT)
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Test of the ability of blood to clot
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Red blood cell count (RBC)
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Number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter or microliter (pL) or blood
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Red blood cell morphology
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Microscopic examination of a stained blood smear to determine the shape of individual red cells
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White blood cell count (WBC)
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Number of leukocytes per cubic millimetr (mm3) or microliter (pL) of blood
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White blood cell differential
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Percentage of the total WBC made up by different types of leukocytes
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Apheresis
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Separation of blood into component parts and removal of a select part from the blood
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