If you have not been given a plan please ask for one to help you manage your problem effectively. It is still advised that you make contact with the surgery to find out your results to ensure that nothing is missed.
Please do not worry if the doctor has asked you for a repeat test, if there is a serious problem then the doctor will speak or request to see you directly. A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test.
For example, a blood test can be used to:. A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface.
Blood samples from children are most commonly taken from the back of the hand. The child's hand will be anaesthetised numbed with a special cream before the sample is taken. You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way they are performed on the NHS website. Tell us whether you accept cookies We've put some small files called cookies on your device to make our site work. Accept all cookies Set cookie preferences. Frequently asked questions regarding tests: When will my results come back?
Most routine blood test will take 72hrs. You can get your test results by: Calling the surgery after If a doctor asks you to have a repeat test it is usually because: The result was borderline or equivacal — so the doctor wants another sample to monitor the situation or to re-check The result is abnormal — and the doctor is unable to interpret the result without further tests so has asked you to come in for more testing. Trust us, though, that there are many, many more.
Just as there are plenty of reasons why you might need a blood test in the first place, there are many reasons why you might be asked to have a repeat test. Here are some of the most common. In all cases, the simple fact is that your doctor will want to be sure that the reading is correct.
To start with the obvious, some tests require more than one sample of blood. The HbA1c test, for example, should ideally be taken every 3 to 6 months.
If you are newly diagnosed as diabetic, that may come as a surprise, but it is crucial to do it regularly to monitor your blood sugar levels. Similarly, some blood tests are used to monitor other chemicals in your blood too. In these cases, one test will rarely be enough. If a doctor has been monitoring your health over time, they might request a retest if they see something out of the ordinary.
This could be an entirely different value to what they usually find, or else a result they were not expecting. If it is just a random anomaly which does happen! But if it is a potential sign of something more serious, your doctor needs to be sure. A common reason for retests is that your results are at one end of the normal range. For doctors to be sure that they are diagnosing you correctly — or that they are providing you with the right advice or medication — then they may request a retest just to be sure.
Your doctor will tell you in due course if there is evidence of a health condition that needs to be monitored or treated. Even in the best healthcare systems in the world, mistakes and errors are possible. Leaking or broken samples, while uncommon, for example, do happen — and these mean that your sample will be contaminated and unusable. During the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of attention has turned to testing for infection.
0コメント