Impact of Fasting on Complete Blood Count Assayed in Capillary Blood Samples

Course overview

Intended audience: clinical laboratory scientists Keywords: complete blood count, fasting, reference standards, preanalytical phase, capillary blood Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: To recognize the influence of a regular, light meal on CBC results. To show the lack of clear indications about requirements for routine hematological tests. To highlight that quality and repeatability of CBC analysis, as well as consistency of results in the same person, requires fasting blood samples.