Utilization of the complete blood count in diagnosing endemic diseases in Pakistan Authors Noor Khalid Department of Medicine, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4928-8749 Muhammad Umer Department of Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-7844 DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8459 Keywords: Complete blood count, Typhoid fever, Malaria, Dengue, COVID-19 Abstract Numerous infectious diseases, including enteric fever, malaria, dengue fever, and, most recently, coronavirus disease-2019, are prevalent in Pakistan. All these diseases have overlapping clinical symptoms and can present a diagnostic challenge for the general practitioner. Since definitive testing for these disorders is time-consuming and expensive, basic clinical testing, such as a complete blood count, should be utilised to supplement clinical diagnosis, when possible. The current narrative review was planned to present specific alterations in haematological parameters for each of these disorders. The review was intended as a guide for practising physicians in their decision-making. Key Words: Complete blood count, Typhoid fever, Malaria, Dengue, COVID-19. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-10-30 How to Cite Khalid, N., & Umer, M. (2023). Utilization of the complete blood count in diagnosing endemic diseases in Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(11), 2219–2218. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8459 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 11 (2023): NOVEMBER Section NARRATIVE REVIEW License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.