There are thousands of different test for blood work and it would be impossible to list all of them. However, here are a few of the most common ones.
- Cross and Match-this determines someone’s blood type.
- Blood Sugar test-this determines how much glucose is in your blood.
- Full Blood Count-this gives your doctor a lot of information on your cells.
- Liver function-this test will tell how your liver is
- Serological-this test identifies antibodies in the blood serum
- hematocrit –this will measure the amount of blood that is filled with red blood cells.
- Blood culture-this is a test for finding infections
There are so many different tests to have done if you feel ill. Your doctor will discuss any test he wants to run on you before he does it. He will give you an idea on what he thinks is wrong with you and the blood tests will determine if he is right or not.