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QUERY REGARDING GBP or/and PBS
I want to ask whether General Blood Picture (GBP) and PBS( Peripheral Blood Smear) one and the same thing?
I asked the pathologist and he was saying that GBP and PBS are one and the same.
Is he saying right?
I want your expert opinion.
I am also attaching a report for your perusal so that you can verify the same and let me know that is this the correct way in which PBS is reported.
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PBS is most accepted term however some centre report as GBP. Practically both are same
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For full guidance, prescription and follow up take a paid consultation. You can even consult directly via what sapp on 9999x104x408
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Dr. Varalakshmi Govindappa
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
15 yrs exp
Bangalore
General or in proper terms Complete blood count shows the type of infection, with constituents of blood like RBC, WBC and platelets counts.
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helps a physician to know what type of infection is causing the symptoms,eg bacterial or viral or allergic. Whereas peripheral blood smear will tell the shape and size of the cells, to differentiate between the deficiency, or whether presence of parasite etc ..
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Dr. Shraddha Das
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Agartala
Both are same and yes it is the correct.
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