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Section sizes Section size for Complete blood count (22 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 6,136 6,136 Purpose 9,585 9,585 Procedure 1,294 26,333 Automated 11,663 13,580 Point-of-care testing 1,917 1,917 Manual 7,801 7,801 Quality control 3,658 3,658 Included tests 660 27,750 Red blood cells, hemoglobin, and hematocrit 10,375 10,375 White blood cells 7,319 7,319 Platelets 4,044 4,044 Other tests 18 5,352 Reticulocyte count 2,475 2,475 Nucleated red blood cells 1,201 1,201 Other parameters 1,658 1,658 Reference ranges 4,504 4,504 Limitations 3,842 3,842 History 15,412 15,412 Explanatory notes 53 53 References 15 14,086 Citations 31 31 General bibliography 14,040 14,040 Total 107,701 107,701

The narrative description below the table incorrectly describes three of the analyte results as "mean". They should instead be called "low" as all three results are below their respective normal reference ranges. For example, the normal range for the analyte MCV is 77-98 so the tabled result of 76 should be described as "low red cell volume (MCV)" rather than "mean red cell volume (MCV)". Hup E. Lee (talk) 04:34, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mean cell volume, mean cell hemoglobin and mean cell hemoglobin concentration are the actual names of the analytes. I've rephrased the caption to avoid confusion. Spicy (talk) 08:40, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I see my confusion now. I tripped on our English language rules. Your rephrased caption is clear. Awesome article Spicy! Hup E. Lee (talk) 23:02, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]