I had some baseline bloodwork done at the doctor office just to have on file. If I had something seriously wrong would they be able to tell from that?
2006-10-02 04:36:47 · 2 answers · asked by alw0322 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I am thinking you are talking about the CBC and BMP. Complete blood count will tell how many red blood cells, White blood cells, platelets etc you have. ANd if you have a low Hemoglobin count ( what carries O2 to your organs) and hematocrit ( how thick is your blood) it will give a basic idea of how your blood is doing, check whether you r anemic ( there are other specific test for anemia) The BMP will let the doc know about your Potassium level and Sodium ( important for the heart function). BUN and Creatin ( how your kidneys are working) and so on. Albumin level and pre albumin ( how nurished you are) well if some thing is out of range the doc will order other more specific tests. Don't worry.
2006-10-02 04:45:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"baseline" is just a starting point. Any future labs can be compared to your baseline to see the changes and determine if they are clinically significant.
2006-10-02 09:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by swomedicineman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋