I recently 2 months ago, Had a blood test they tested my white blood cell levels, hemoglobin, urine and one other thing....
Anyways they haven't called me back, and I was told they would call back within 2 weeks if anything was wrong. So assuming everything is okay. What does this mean???
Does it limit out the possibility of me having cancer, HIV, etc....
2007-01-29 18:26:16 · 5 answers · asked by Three_six9 T 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I would contact them and see. Sometimes things fail to get done in a doctor's office. The blood cell tests would show anything they tested it for.
2007-01-29 18:30:11 · answer #1 · answered by Tenn Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blood test you described was probably a CBC...complete blood count..the white cell count would show if you had some sort of infection somewhere if it were elevated, it could also help diagnose leukemia, a symptom of HIV is a depressed white blood cell count, but this is not a definitive test for HIV. The hemaglobin & hematicrit are the other two main parts of this test, they would tell if you were anemic. There are several sub-groups to the test that measure levels of different components of your blood, but none of them would automatically point to cancer or HIV. I would contact your Dr.'s office and ask about your results. You have a right to know what the tests show whether or not your Dr is concerned with the results. Hope your health stays good.
2007-01-30 02:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by B-Rabbit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a lab and we forward all test results to the doc. he will usualy get a hold of you if there's a problem only. Sounds like you had a CBC, CMP comprihensive metobolic panel and a urine culture. All of these tests are a overall organ function test and they also check gluclose and cholesterol and a CBC can tell if you have a infection. If you want to know if you have HIV you need to get a HIV test. If you want to know if you have cancer you need to get a tumor marker test.
2007-01-30 02:38:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple answer. Call & talk to a nurse about your results.
And no, the tests you described don't rule out cancer or HIV.
2007-01-30 02:30:44 · answer #4 · answered by ckm1956 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They don't test for everything. Your bill would be very high if they did. Stop being a hypochondriac. Your probably fine
2007-01-30 02:37:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋