{"id":231,"date":"2026-02-20T19:24:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pru\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:24:41","slug":"complete-blood-count","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pru\/services\/complete-blood-count\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete Blood Count"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">CBC Submission Guidelines<\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Complete Blood Counts include: RBC parameters, Platelet parameters, and WBC parameters with differential count.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>Samples are analyzed on an\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">IDEXX Procyte Dx Hematology Analyzer. For best results, please follow these guidelines:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel panel-success  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nSample Collection<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At least 40 uL of whole <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">unclotted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> blood should be in <strong>purple top EDTA\u00a0anticoagulant tube<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Please use tubes that are appropriately sized to your volume to avoid EDTA-related artifacts!). A greater volume is preferred in case of required re-runs.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel panel-success  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nSample Storage<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<i class=\" glyphicon glyphicon-ok \" style=\"color:#81d742;\"><\/i>Samples may be stored at room temperature<\/p>\n<i class=\" glyphicon glyphicon-ok \" style=\"color:#81d742;\"><\/i>Samples may be stored at 4<span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW14520690 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14520690 BCX0\">\u00b0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW14520690 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14520690 BCX0\">C<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<i class=\" glyphicon glyphicon-remove \" style=\"color:#dd3333;\"><\/i>Do NOT store samples on ice<\/p>\n<i class=\" glyphicon glyphicon-remove \" style=\"color:#dd3333;\"><\/i>Do NOT store samples in the freezer<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel panel-success  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nTiming of Submission<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p>Samples are accepted by the core and run on the Analyzer for CBCs Mondays through Thursdays. 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