Bloods

Question 1

why are bloods done?

Answer 1

1. to get a baseline.
2. confirm disease i.e cancer or kidney disease.
3. monitor disease
4. regulate therapies and treatment.

Question 2

where can blood be taken from?

Answer 2

aterial, venous or capillary.

Question 3

why use the correct tube?

Answer 3

Different colours have different additives in relevant to the test required.

Question 4

what is correct order of draw?

Answer 4

it avoids transferring the additives from one bottle to another when filling.

Question 5

common blood tests? (7)

Answer 5

• Full blood count (fbc)
• urea and electrolytes (U+E’S)
• Liver function test (LFT)
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
• C-reactive protein (CRP)
• Rheumatoid factor
• Creatinine Kinase

Question 6

Whats in the full blood count?

Answer 6

• Haemoglobin (HB) erythrocytes
• White cell count (WCC) leucocytes.
• Platelets, thrombocytes.
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

Question 7

What is HB proper name and whats it do?

Answer 7

Erythrocytes, Carries the oxygen and co2 away.

Question 8

what is wcc proper name and whats it signify? when can it be high but not a worry?

Answer 8

leucocytes, signifies infection. People after surgery have high count due to inflammation (around 2 days).

Question 9

Platelets proper name and what they do?

Answer 9

thrombocytes, help form blood clots.

Question 10

what does ESR do?

Answer 10

not routine if high could be infection.

Question 11

HB
WCC
Platelets counts in men.

Answer 11

HB= 135-175 g/l
WCC= 3.7-9.5

Question 12

HB
WCC
Platelets counts in women.

Answer 12

HB=115-155 g/L
WCC=3.9-11.1
Plateletes=

Question 13

What could low HB be a sign of#?

Answer 13

anaemia