Blood Picture - Peripheral Smear Examination in Greater Noida

At a Glance

Profile: Blood Picture - Peripheral Smear Examination. Tests: 5 reported findings: Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets, Hemoparasites and Impression. Price: From 390. Fasting: Not required. Sample: Blood. Reports: 24 hours, digital. Home collection: Available across Greater Noida; any charge is shown in the booking flow. Lab: NABL-accredited. The smear is read alongside a blood count and does not stand in for one. The counts come from the Complete Blood Count (CBC) + ESR; the smear adds a pathologist's description of the cells. Both are included in every full body package, starting with the Basic Full Body Checkup (77 parameters). A package costs less than booking the two profiles one at a time. ## Why Access Is Part of This Test Greater Noida is newer and more spread out than Delhi or Gurgaon, so reaching a collection point from a residential sector, a university hostel or Greater Noida West can take far longer than the draw. A smear is often ordered when something has already gone wrong, for example a flagged CBC or a lingering fever, and nobody wants a long trip then. The draw itself is an ordinary blood sample, so home collection does not change what the pathologist sees. ## What the Pathologist Reports Red Blood Cells: size, shape, colour and abnormal forms. White Blood Cells: the types present, any immature or unusual cells. Platelets: adequacy on the slide, and whether they have clumped. Hemoparasites: whether parasites are visible. Impression: a written summary with suggested follow-up, which is the part to show your doctor. ## Not a Machine Job A drop of blood is spread thinly on a slide, stained and examined by a qualified pathologist. Analysers count cells and can flag abnormalities, but cannot reliably tell what a cell's shape or internal structure means. That reading is specialist time, which explains the cost relative to a machine-run test. ## From "Low Haemoglobin" to "Why" A CBC gives the Haemoglobin. The smear indicates the reason: small pale red cells point towards iron deficiency or thalassemia trait, large cells towards B12 or folate deficiency, sickle-shaped cells towards sickle cell disease. Over 50% of Indian women aged 15–49 are anaemic (NFHS-5, 2019–21). Among students and young professionals living away from home, the cause is often dietary and sometimes not, and the slide helps decide which. ## False Alarms and Real Ones Platelets can clump in the tube, and an analyser then reports a dangerously low count that is not real; the slide shows the clumps. Conversely, blast cells (immature white cells) can indicate leukaemia and need prompt specialist review. The Hemoparasites finding reports whether malarial parasites are visible. Dengue and malaria are endemic across Delhi NCR, but a smear does not diagnose dengue, and one negative slide does not exclude malaria when parasites are few. ## After the Report Arrives The digital report gives a plain-language line for each cell heading and the Impression. Because it is digital, you can forward it to your doctor without a trip to collect paper. A smear describes one sample on one day: a normal result makes many blood diseases unlikely but does not exclude conditions that need specific tests, and an abnormal one is a reason for further testing rather than a diagnosis on its own. ## What Is Not Included This profile does not give numerical counts, Haemoglobin or ESR, which sit in the Complete Blood Count (CBC) + ESR. It does not include Iron Studies, ferritin, Vitamin B12 or folate levels, Hb electrophoresis or HPLC, flow cytometry, a bone marrow examination, or dengue, malaria antigen or typhoid tests. Your doctor may order any of these after the Impression. Each is a separate order. ## About the Laboratory Samples are processed at a NABL-accredited laboratory in our network. NABL accreditation is granted to individual laboratories after evaluation of their equipment, processes and personnel; it is not a company-wide certification, and HealthVas does not claim to hold it. ## Sources NFHS-5, 2019–21 Content last reviewed: October 2026

Fasting: Not required. Eat and drink normally and choose any slot. Sample: One venous blood draw. The slide is prepared and read at the laboratory. Address details: Greater Noida sectors and societies can be hard to find. Give the tower, society or hostel name, a landmark and a working phone number at booking. Bring the CBC: The smear is read alongside a blood count. Keep a recent CBC available or add the Complete Blood Count (CBC) + ESR to the same draw. Medications and supplements: Mention recently started iron, B12 or folate, steroids or chemotherapy. Fever: Note when the fever began and any recent travel. Home collection: Available across Greater Noida, including Alpha 1, Beta 2, Gamma 1, Delta 2, Omega 1, Chi 1, Pi 2, Mu, Sigma, Knowledge Park 3, Knowledge Park 5, Techzone 4, Gaur City and Greater Noida West. Any charge is shown in the booking flow. Reports: Digital within 24 hours, with the pathologist's written Impression.