Do you know what kind of blood test is ordered for you? Do you ever ask? Do you ever ask if there is a better test? If the answer is yes or no, read on.
When your doctor orders a Complete Blood Count (CBC) which is a simple blood test performed everyday, we forget about it until we receive the results.
I have found out recently a CBC can be run in a more complicated way and the results will be more conclusive in forming a diagnosis.
When a doctor orders a blood test any blood test they mark a box with that particular blood test. But when they request a CBC they can request it to be MANUALLY REVIEWED.
This means simply a human person will handle your blood and screen it without the computer. In this way, the human person can run other tests the computer misses.
In most cases, this is not necessary. A CBC run the usual way by computer covers most of today’s diagnoses. But when you have symptoms which hang on for months, and your doctor doesn’t have a clue as to what is wrong with you, then the MANUAL CBC test is in order.
My friend found out about this test by accident. She has been in the medical field for over forty years. Her doctor could not help her with her present illness. It lingered for two months. Her doctor sent her to an Internist and that doctor sent her to an Infectious Disease Doctor. This doctor is the one that suggested the CBC test be run MANUAL and she now has a diagnosis. Once you have a diagnose, you are on your way to a cure.
Do not be afraid to ask your doctor, if you are having this type of problem to run a CBC MANUALl. Maybe, you can educate your doctor.
Thank you for reading my article. Please feel free to read my other numerous articles.
Copyright Linda E. Meckler 2007
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