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[[Image:haematemesis.jpg|This fish is suffering from massive [[haematemesis]] which, one the one hand, is very bad news, but on the other hand, makes it very easy to do a [[blood test]].]] There are a lot of blood tests. Like, billions. We are going to tell you about the key ones.
[[Image:haematemesis.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This fish is suffering from massive [[haematemesis]] which, one the one hand, is very bad news, but on the other hand, makes it very easy to do a [[blood test]].]] There are a lot of blood tests. Like, billions. We are going to tell you about the key ones.


===Full Blood Count (FBC)===
===Full Blood Count (FBC)===

Revision as of 16:11, 8 December 2009

This fish is suffering from massive haematemesis which, one the one hand, is very bad news, but on the other hand, makes it very easy to do a blood test.

There are a lot of blood tests. Like, billions. We are going to tell you about the key ones.

Full Blood Count (FBC)

Clotting (CLS)

Urea and Electrolytes (U+Es)

Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs)

Liver Function Tests (LFTs)

Inflammatory markers (ESR and CRP)