blood work
Diagnostic fluid sampling
Blood work is the collection and laboratory analysis of blood samples for medical purposes.
Doctors order blood work to check cholesterol levels, detect infections, monitor organ function, or screen for diseases.
The term covers any diagnostic testing performed on blood: Your blood work came back normal.
Also called bloodwork.
Extracting blood medically
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- syringeMedical injection tool
- veinVessel toward heart
specimen · collection · fasting · arm · cotton swab · bandage · vial · tube
Red cell deficiency
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
infection · deficiency · inflammation · autoimmune · cancer · screening · prognosis · biomarkers
Electrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
anticoagulant · CBC · lipid panel · electrolytes · antibodies · coagulation · liver enzymes · creatinine
phlebotomy
Extracting blood medically
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- syringeMedical injection tool
vein · specimen · collection · fasting · arm · cotton swab · bandage · vial · tube · finger prick
anemia
Red cell deficiency
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
leukemia · infection · deficiency · inflammation · autoimmune · cancer · screening · prognosis · biomarkers · glucose levels
plasma
Electrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
hematocrit · anticoagulant · CBC · lipid panel · electrolytes · antibodies · coagulation · liver enzymes · creatinine · BUN
centrifuge
Spinning density-separation device
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
- reagentsSubstances for chemical analysis
slides · stains · cultures · incubator · analysis · processing · results · abnormal · normal · values
- blood testsCBC, CMP, hemoglobin, hematocrit, electrolytes
- Pregnancy Careprenatal care, prenatal vitamins, folic acid, fetal monitoring, ultrasound
- preoperative testsCBC, urinalysis, chest x-ray, EKG, ECG
- bloodplasma, platelet, platelets, hemoglobin, RBC
- wellnesshealthy, wellness, fitness, exercise, nutrition
- examinationsexam, examination, checkup, reexamination, recheck
blood workphysical exam
Medical evaluation of health
physical examination · clinical examination · visual inspection · palpation · auscultation
blood workurinalysis
Laboratory examination of urine
stool sample · biopsy · saliva test · tissue sample · spinal tap
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