Blood tests are one of the most important ways to keep track of your health, and having tests done at regular intervals can allow you to see the way your body is changing over time and enable you to make important decisions about your health.
Certain blood tests can help your doctor determine how different organs in your body are working. Examples of organs whose dysfunction can be seen in a blood test: the thyroid gland, the liver, the kidneys, and some diseases such as diabetes, infectious diseases and others can be diagnosed.
Complete blood count CBC
- Shows: the level of hemoglobin, red and white blood cells and platelets.
Do it: If you feel lethargic, headache, fever, weight loss or bleeding.
Diagnosed: anemia (due to iron deficiency, sickle cell anemia and thalassemia), clotting problems, leukemia, infection, allergy.
Renal function tes RFT
- Shows: the level of sodium, potassium, urea, creatinine and blood filtration rate.
Do it: If you feel lethargic or swollen feet or legs or under the eyes or dehydration as a result of vomiting or diarrhea or not drinking water
Diagnosed: Kidney failure, kidneys affected by some diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Liver function test LFT
Shown: bilirubin (bile pigment), liver enzymes and protein.
What it does: If you have jaundice or pain in the upper right side of the abdomen.
Characterized: yolk. Hepatitis C, inflammation and obstruction of the bile duct.
Lipids
Shows: total, good and bad cholesterol and triglycerides.
- Do it: If you have a family history of high fat or in the tests for diabetes and high blood pressure.
Diagnosed: high cholesterol and high triglycerides
Thyroid Function Test TFT
Shown: thyroxine secreted by the thyroid gland and thyroid-stimulating hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.
What it does: If you feel lethargic, gain or lose weight, have cold or heat, constipation, heart palpitations, hair loss
Diagnosed: hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.
