| rdfs:comment | - A blood count was a medical test run to determine the number of each component cell type in blood. In 2155, the Human-Vulcan hybrid Elizabeth had an elevated white blood cell count. (ENT: "Terra Prime") After encountering the dikironium cloud creature in 2268, Ensign Rizzo's blood count was 60% less than normal. (TOS: "Obsession" ) While acting as a temporary host for a Trill symbiont in 2367, William T. Riker's white blood cell count was elevated as his body rejected the foreign entity. (TNG: "The Host" )
- A blood count is a type of blood test where the types of cells in a given volume of blood are actually counted to determine whether they are within the normal range. Nowadays, the count is determined by a piece of lab aparatus, but in relatively modern times, the test required measuring a small volume of blood, placing it on a slide, and making an actual count of the cells within a given sample on the slide.
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| abstract | - A blood count was a medical test run to determine the number of each component cell type in blood. In 2155, the Human-Vulcan hybrid Elizabeth had an elevated white blood cell count. (ENT: "Terra Prime") After encountering the dikironium cloud creature in 2268, Ensign Rizzo's blood count was 60% less than normal. (TOS: "Obsession" ) In 2269, while trapped inside Janice Lester's body, James T. Kirk noted that "his" pulse, blood pressure, and blood count were all normal and wondered why "he" was in sickbay. Later, "Kirk"'s blood count was determined by Doctor Leonard McCoy to be normal while Lester was inhabiting his body. (TOS: "Turnabout Intruder" ) While acting as a temporary host for a Trill symbiont in 2367, William T. Riker's white blood cell count was elevated as his body rejected the foreign entity. (TNG: "The Host" ) In 2372, Ekoria relayed a message from Jadzia Dax to Julian Bashir that Epran's white blood count was up 12%, a good sign, according to Bashir. (DS9: "The Quickening")
- A blood count is a type of blood test where the types of cells in a given volume of blood are actually counted to determine whether they are within the normal range. Nowadays, the count is determined by a piece of lab aparatus, but in relatively modern times, the test required measuring a small volume of blood, placing it on a slide, and making an actual count of the cells within a given sample on the slide. Both red blood cells and white blood cells can be counted in this manner. If all blood elements including Hemoglobin and hematocrit are required, it is generally referred to as a complete blood count, blood panel or CBC. The blood count is an important test for anemia, infection, immunosuppression and many other diseases of the blood and bone marrow.
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