Blood analysis: 18 tests that will describe your state of health

The composition of the blood is of great importance in establishing the diagnosis of various diseases. Depending on the concentration of various blood components, as well as other components, it is possible to understand the patient's state of health.
The most important blood tests are:
- Coagulation test (Coagulogram): Dosage of coagulation protein (used to estimate the time required for plasma to coagulate and to identify problematic coagulation and coagulation too active);
- Coagulation test (Coagulogram): Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) - used to determine coagulation factors VIII and IX (hemophilia), to determine the anticoagulant (with systemic lupus erythematosus) and to monitor anticoagulant treatment using heparin;
- Prothrombin time (PTT) - used to monitor anticoagulant treatment using antivitamins K, to determine liver disorders associated with vitamin K deficiency, to determine the hemorrhagic tendency associated with a deficiency of coagulation factors II, V, VII or X;
- Thrombin time (TB test) is a test that is done on a plasma sample to determine the final phase of fibrin formation (to confirm fibrinolysis, in disorders associated with a decrease in the amount of fibrinogen (hypofibrinogenemia), in diseases that lead to a deterioration in the quality of fibrinogen (dysfibrinogenemia) );
- Protein electrophoresis (to study immune deficiency and to determine the amount of immunoglobulins);
- Hemogram (CBC) is used to determine the number of various blood cells (leukocytes, platelets, erythrocytes), as well as their appearance, to study the average volume of erythrocytes, hemoglobin content in erythrocytes, hematocrit, hemoglobin content in blood (for determination of immune responses, anemia, inflammation, leukemia, inflammation, hemoglobin abnormalities, malaria, infectious mononucleosis);
- Immunoelectrophoresis and immunofixation (to determine abnormal immunoglobulins);
- Vaaler-Rose test - using antibodies, immunoglobulins are determined (to detect rheumatoid arthritis);
- Coombs' reaction - used to determine the types of antigen on the surface of red blood cells (to determine the incompatibility of transfusion, hemolytic disease of the newborn and autoimmune diseases);
- A biochemical blood test is used to determine the following indicators: glycemia (blood glucose level), blood cholesterol level, triglyceride content, mineral content (iron, sodium, calcium, chlorine, potassium), the content of various hormones, the content of nitrogen compounds (uric acid , bilirubin, creatinine, fibrinogen, albumin, globulins);
- Determination of the blood group based on the agglutination reaction to erythrocyte antigens;
- Bone marrow biopsy allows you to check myelogram data (to confirm diagnoses of bone marrow aplasia, leukemia);
- Examination of the lymph nodes is done by puncture or biopsy (to detect inflammation, malignancy or infection);
- Intradermoreaction (to identify the body's sensitivity to a specific allergen).