I recently went to the doctor and i had had a cold for the past 4 weeks. Then he told me i had a chest infection and when he listened to my heart, it was beating too fast. So then he sent me to go get blood tests done and an ECG done. I can understand the ECG but i dont understand why the blood tests if he knew i had a chest infection.
2006-10-03 17:23:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
May be checking your white blood cell count levels. They will be elevated in a bacterial infection. Your doctor may be making sure that its bacterial before giving you antibiotics. Antibiotics wont work with a viral infection.
2006-10-03 17:30:19 · answer #1 · answered by kinndee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did the tests to figure the best way to treat whats ailing you.
2006-10-04 00:31:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He did the tests cause he has stock in the laboratory that does the tests.
2006-10-04 00:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just ruling things out. :)
2006-10-04 00:47:23 · answer #4 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he might thought it could be something else,,,he just had to make sure
2006-10-04 00:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by Sweetpea 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
HUMOR him. HE may have seen something.
2006-10-04 00:47:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋