I am just concerned about a friend. She has a promiscuous past and has never used protection. She has had bloodwork done at a hospital but has never been to a gynecologist. Would the hospital pick up HIV or AIDS in their standard test?
2007-11-01 07:42:10 · 4 answers · asked by John H 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
No, they will only test for HIV if the patient asks, or if there is reason to.
For example, if a nurse takes blood from a patient and then accidentally pokes herself with the needle while she is trying to put the cap on the needle. It's called an accidental needle stick and they will test the patients blood for HIV just in case. There are special needle stick kits that the pharmacy carries just for these incidents.
If a person wants to be tested for HIV then they need to specifically ask their doctor to test them for it.
Take care!
2007-11-01 09:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV tests are not standard in hospitals, or at any doctors office where you get blood work done. They will only check for HIV if you ask for it, and because of all the privacy regulations, your friend would have to be the one to ask in order to get the test. If you are really concerned about your friend, you may want to look into ways of convincing her to get a test. Try asking her if she would go with YOU to get a test, and say she should get one too, just to be safe. My college sponsors free HIV testing every once in a while, and to make people feel more comfortable and less self-conscious about getting the test, they recommend that anyone and everyone gets a test. I've been before as support, and if you try to deflect some "blame" off of her, she may be willing to get testing on her own. Good luck!
2007-11-01 08:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by yoellis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV tests are not standard. They can't do the test without your permission. You can generally get the test, if you want one at your local health department.
2007-11-01 07:46:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what state you live in....
some states are what we call "opt-in" meaning you must sign a separate informed consent to be tested.
Under direction of the CDC, more and more states are shifting toward being "opt-out", meaning the test will become a "routine Test".
to see what the laws on HIV are in your state, visit www.cdc.org
to find an HIV test site near you, visit www.hivtest.org
2007-11-05 06:14:28 · answer #4 · answered by Chris M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋