What to look for on a routine blood penta-category report card



The routine five-category blood report card looks at white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils among the white blood cells.

Leukocytes are primarily anti-infective, with neutrophils fighting bacterial infections, lymphocytes fighting viral infections, and eosinophils and basophils primarily involved in allergic reactions.

Red blood cells are to see if the patient has anemia as well as erythrocytosis.

Platelets are to see if the patient has thrombocytopenia as well as thrombocytosis.

If the indicators in the blood routine report are abnormally high or low, it is necessary to consult the hematology department to complete the relevant examinations to exclude hematopoietic diseases. At the same time, it is also necessary to complete blood tests to exclude the possibility of thyroid gland, rheumatism and immunity diseases.