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What Precautions Are Necessary Before CBC While Having Cold Agglutinin?
I need a CBC but I have Cold Aggulutinin . How shouuld the lab handle my CBS when they draw blood... The dont know anything about Cold agglutins and nither do I.... But my Doctor ordered a CBC and the lab said the Blood clotted. what do they need to know?
Fri, 26 Dec 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Cold agglutinin disease will not interfere with complete blood counts.
Proper collection of blood will prevent clotting of blood.
Thus, blood should be collected in anti-coagulant as soon as it is drawn.
Cold agglutinin disease can lead to agglutination of red blood cells but it will not affect the white blood cell count or the platelet counts.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Cold agglutinin disease will not interfere with complete blood counts.
Proper collection of blood will prevent clotting of blood.
Thus, blood should be collected in anti-coagulant as soon as it is drawn.
Cold agglutinin disease can lead to agglutination of red blood cells but it will not affect the white blood cell count or the platelet counts.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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