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What is meant by CBC with diff.

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Posted by redbird91 on August 8, 2010 at 4:03 PM and tagged with blood, science

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This is referring to a hematological test performed on your blood. CBC means complete blood count and diff. means differential. This test is very common and is used to gather information about...

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Doctors commonly order CBC's (complete blood cell count) for many different reasons. "Diff" stands for differential. There are many different types of cells that are examined when this test is...

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Posted by besure77 on August 9, 2010 at 1:22 AM

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