Clinical blood test (general analysis) is a test that allows you to evaluate blood counts in the aggregate. We are talking about hemoglobin, the number of erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets, the color index and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). This analysis is mandatory, but there are other types: biochemical and blood tests for antibodies. The general test is used in all known types of medicine and makes it possible to diagnose a large number of diseases.
In addition, it is used to monitor the course of the disease, control the course of pregnancy, and also to prevent he alth problems. Each indicator has its own limits, which are considered normal. A decrease or increase in these indicators is the basis for drawing up a clinical picture of the disease. Deciphering the results of blood tests is considered the prerogative of doctors, and this is true, but you can form an idea of the results yourself. This article will help you with this.
Interpretation of blood test results
During the generalanalysis takes into account many indicators. As a rule, the decoding is done by a doctor who knows the Latin abbreviations and limits of indicators accepted in medicine. In modern forms, acceptable numbers are often indicated, and in order to have an idea of \u200b\u200bits results, you need to know the following. One of the important indicators is hemoglobin, which takes part in the transfer between the lungs and cells of all organs of oxygen and carbon dioxide. It is he who makes the blood red. Hematocrit is an indicator of the ratio of red blood cells and blood plasma: with large blood losses, its level decreases. Erythrocytes are a kind of transport for oxygen. You should know that for men and women, the norm of the level of red blood cells is different. Platelets take part in the clotting process, they are also shown by a blood test. Lymphocytes and leukocytes are your body's means of immunity. Granulocytes fight infections that enter the body, with allergens and pathogens of inflammatory processes. ESR indirectly reflects the content of protein in the blood plasma and indicates a possible inflammation. Deciphering the results of blood tests is not limited to these indicators, there are much more of them. However, only attending physicians need to know them all.
How to make UAC
As the interpretation of the results of blood tests showed, the test takes into account many parameters, which can make it seem very complicated. But this is not so: the procedure is quite simple. It is necessary to donate blood on an empty stomach, and it is betterin total, if the last meal was at least eight hours before the procedure. If this condition is difficult to comply with, then at least two hours should pass after the last meal. Blood sampling is carried out from the ring finger (sometimes from a vein) using a special device - a scarifier. The finger is treated with an alcohol solution, pierced and the released liquid is collected in a thin tube. The procedure takes less than one minute.
