Laboratory
Mindray BC-5120
Haematology analyser
The blood count is the most-ordered test in medicine and this is the instrument behind it. It counts red cells, white cells and platelets, measures their size and haemoglobin content, and flags anything abnormal for a technologist to review on a stained film by eye.
Specifications
- Differential
- 5-part white cell differential
- Throughput
- Up to 60 samples an hour
- Method
- Laser flow cytometry for white cells; impedance for red cells and platelets
- Haemoglobin
- Measured with a cyanide-free reagent
From the published specifications for this model.
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Tests we run on the BC-5120
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
The standard first-line blood test. It screens for anaemia, infection and clotting problems in one go.
- Same day
- No fasting
- Home collection