Anemia Profile A
Quest Diagnostics
Sample type: Serum, Whole blood
Requires fasting: Yes
Phlebotomy required
Details
Anemia Profile A - This panel checks key markers to determine if the patient has levels that point towards anemia.
- Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
- Iron, Total
- Neutrophils (%)
- Monocytes (%)
- Lymphocytes (%)
- Eosinophils (%)
- Basophils (%)
- Platelet Count
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
- Mean Corpuscular Volume
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin (HGB)
- Band Neutrophils
- Blasts
- Metamyelocytes
- Myelocytes
- Nucleated RBC
- Promyelocytes
- Band Neutrophils (%)
- Basophils
- Blasts (%)
- Eosinophils
- Lymphocytes
- Metamyelocytes (%)
- Monocytes
- Myelocytes (%)
- Neutrophils
- Nucleated RBC (%)
- Promyelocytes (%)
- Reactive Lymphocytes
- Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
- Iron % Saturation
- Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)
- White Blood Cell Count (WBC)
- Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)
- Reticulocyte Count, Automated
- Reticulocyte, Absolute
Estimated days for results: Results should be available in 2 - 5 business days after the sample is collected
Details
Anemia Profile A - This panel checks key markers to determine if the patient has levels that point towards anemia.
2–5 business days
Fasting for 12 hours before your blood draw is required.
- Fasting before a blood draw means you don't eat or drink anything except water.
- Your doctor should provide any special instructions related to fasting for your test. Always follow your doctor's instructions.
Blood Draw Options with Fullscript
Fullscript offers several convenient phlebotomy options to complete your lab testing:
Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Centers (PSC)
- Location: Visit a nearby Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Center.
- Cost: $10 sample collection fee (paid during lab order checkout).
- Scheduling: Schedule your appointment here. Appointments are recommended to reduce wait times. Walk-ins are accepted, but may experience delays. Aim to arrive 10 minutes before your appointment.
- Collection Instructions:
- Bring a valid ID.
- Bring your digital or printed requisition form, available in the Labs tab of your Fullscript account.
- Check-in: Scan the QR code from your confirmation email or follow kiosk instructions.
- More Info: Quest Diagnostics blood draw guide
Getlabs Mobile Phlebotomy
- Location: Sample collection at your home or office.
- Cost: $85 sample collection fee (paid during lab order checkout).
- Availability: Available in most locations – enter your ZIP code during checkout to confirm.
- Scheduling: Schedule your appointment here through your Fullscript account.
- Collection Instructions:
- Have your digital or printed requisition form and valid ID ready.
- Your phlebotomist will contact you by phone to coordinate arrival.
- More Info: Getlabs blood draw guide
Specimen
- Preferred Specimen(s): 1 mL serum AND whole blood from a full EDTA (lavender-top) tube
- Alternative: NA
- Minimum Volume: NA
- Collection Instructions: NA
Storage and shipping instructions
- Transport Container: EDTA (lavender-top) tube; Serum separator tube (SST)
- Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
- Specimen Stability:
- Room temperature: Whole blood: 48 hours; Serum: 6 days
- Refrigerated: Whole blood: 48 hours (may cause platelet clumping); Serum: 7 days
- Frozen: Whole blood: Unacceptable; Serum: 31 days
- Reject Criteria:
- Gross hemolysis • Clotted • Received frozen • Specimens that are past stability • Whole blood: Specimens which appear to have had plasma removed
State restrictions:
Patient can't order this test if they are located in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, New York, or Rhode Island
