Here are the benefits of routine blood tests
Useful in monitoring health
Blood work is useful in monitoring your health
both when you're taking your annual physical
and when you aren‚t feeling well. Having your
blood screened can be helpful in determining any underlying illnesses and getting treatment.
A quick method for achieving a diagnosis
Blood work doesn’t take long to do, and you
often get results in just a few days. This means
being able to get a solid diagnosis and treatment
options quickly or confirming if theres nothing
wrong in a short time.
Can detect a variety of conditions
Blood does a lot of things for us, and a lot of
different enzymes, chemicals, and hormones
pass through it. Because your circulatory system
runs through most every part of your body, your
blood can be used to test for a wide variety of
illnesses.
Useful in preventing diseases
Seeing changes in your blood work that increase
the risks of specific conditions means being able
to jump on it before it becomes a problem.
Important for treating diseases
Confirming a diagnosis through blood work can
also get you started on a regimen to treat the
condition, while also using blood tests to confirm if the treatment is working.
Common types of blood tests
Here are the blood tests you're likely to get to
check for diseases
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Metabolic Panel:
Checks the the levels of
different compounds in your blood to help
determine the chances of kidney disease,
hormone imbalances, and diabetes
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Complete blood count (CBC):
Checks
components of red blood cells, white blood
cells, and platelets to find deficiencies,
infection, anemia, clotting problems, or
cancer
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Lipid Panel:
Used to check cholesterol levels
to determine risk of related conditions like
cardiovascular disease, stroke, and
hypertension
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Thyroid Panel:
Checks for proper thyroid
function and hormone production and
screens for problems like low protein levels,
thyroid disorders, and abnormal hormone
levels
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Sexually Transmitted infection (STI) Tests:
Many STIs can be detected in blood
tests, including chlamydia, gonorrhea,
herpes, HIV, and syphilis
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Coagulation Panel:
This screens for problems
with blood clotting, and is used to screen for leukemia, hemophilia, liver problems and
vitamin K deficiencies
