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IDEXX CBC (Complete Blood Count) testing
Discover more insights into the current condition of your patient
The most comprehensive haematology diagnostics available from IDEXX - including reticulocyte count and reticulocyte haemoglobin on every (canine and feline) CBC report.
Flexible options allow you to choose the CBC most appropriate for your patients' needs.
Diagnostic flexibility for your patients' needs
Test codes, names, and contents
An analyser generated haematology (CBC) – Red Blood Cell count, White Blood Cell count and differential, Platelet count, Reticulocyte count. If unexpected findings are identified, the IDEXX CBC can be upgraded to include a haematology technician blood film review at an additional charge.
A comprehensive haematology (CBC) including Red Blood Cell count, White Blood Cell (WBC) count and differential, Platelet count, Reticulocyte count and a blood film review by a haematology technician for a morphological assessment and manual correction of the WBC differential when justified. When preset criteria are met, the film is referred for clinical pathologist review at no additional charge.
A comprehensive haematology (CBC) including Red Blood Cell count, White Blood Cell (WBC) count and differential, Platelet count and a blood film review by a haematology technician for a morphological assessment.
A comprehensive haematology (CBC) including Red Blood Cell count, White Blood Cell (WBC) count and differential, Platelet count and a blood film review by a haematology technician for a morphological assessment.
A blood film review performed by a haematology technician. It includes a white blood cells differential (Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils) reported as percentages and a morphological assessment.
A blood film review performed by a haematology technician. Includes white cell differential Count (Heterophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils) reported as percentages and a morphological assessment.
A Clinical Pathologist review of a blood film and CBC results, to follow-on from any haematology with a film examination such as CBC-Select or following a blood film performed at the Reference Laboratory after an IDEXX in-clinic automated haematology (test code FPDX). NOTE: a copy of the in-clinic results should be included in the submission if in-house haematology was performed.
Why reticulocyte parameters count
Reticulocytes act as an early warning system that detects a variety of issues earlier
Newly released reticulocytes reflect the current condition of the animal, making them excellent early indicators for conditions such as blood loss or inflammation before development of anaemia. Early detection provides the best chance for determining and treating the underlying cause, earlier, for better patient outcomes.
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Reticulocyte parametersUp-to-date information on RBC production |
Red blood cellsReflects last few months |
Circulation time |
2–4 days* |
80–120 days* |
Parameters |
Reticulocyte concentration (RETICs)
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Availability |
RETIC-HGB currently available
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Available in nearly all CBC reports
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Circulation time:2–4 days* |
80–120 days* |
Parameters:Reticulocyte concentration (RETICs) "Quantity" Determines whether an anemia is regenerative or not and helps identify underlying disease in nonanemic patients
Reticulocyte hemoglobin (RETIC-HGB) "Quality" Measures the quality of developing red blood cells and detects low iron availability
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-Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
-Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
-Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
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Availability:Only IDEXX automatically
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Available in nearly all CBC reports
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Results and guidance at your fingertips with VetConnect PLUS
Whether a CBC is run at IDEXX Reference Laboratories or on an IDEXX in-house analyser, you can review, interpret, and trend CBC results right in VetConnect PLUS. Access differentials instantly, helping you interpret and act on any results that are abnormal for your patient.
Choose the right CBC for your patient
- Flagged/qualified results
- Anaemia
- High/low WBC count
- Low platelets
- FIV/FeLV positive
- Pyrexia
- Bleeding/Coagulopathy
- Possible Infectious, Immune-mediated or neoplastic diseases
- IDEXX inVue Dx
- In-Clinic
- FPDX (only if following LaserCyte Dx® or ProCyte Dx®)
- FILM
- Preanesthetic blood work on clinically healthy animals
- Anaemia
- High/low WBC count
- Unexpected findings on chemistry or serology
- FILM
- AFILM (if the IDEXX CBC was part of a general Screen)
- Anaemia
- FIV/FeLV positive
- Pyrexia
- Bleeding/Coagulopathy
- Possible Infectious, Immune-mediated or neoplastic diseases
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*Circulation time for Canine Reticulocytes and RBCs. These times are shorter in cats, about 12-24h and 70-80 days, respectively.
†For canine and feline patients, reticulocyte concentration (RETICs) and reticulocyte haemoglobin (RETIC-HGB) parameters are included on all CBC reports provided by IDEXX Reference Laboratories and the ProCyte Dx Haematology Analyser.