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How are Blood Tests Analysed?

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Have you thought what happens to your blood
sample after it is collected? Yes, it is sent to
the lab, but what does that entail? We know that
blood tests can provide us insight on our health
issues what we are unable to see from outside.
After the blood test, the samples are sent in the
laboratory where trained laboratorians use
different methods for analyzing the blood sample
according to the types of tests you are
prescribed by the doctor. But many of us are
still unaware of how this whole process is
conducted so we will discuss in this article how
blood tests are analysed.
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Collecting blood sample Generally, a doctor,
nurse, laboratorian, phlebotomist or other
medical professional will draw your blood
depending on the facility available, where you
will draw your blood. At first, a nurse will rub
distilled spirit on the outer portion of the arm
near the elbow and then insert a needle into your
vein. Even sometimes, more than one sample is
collected when multiple tests are ordered.
Different collection tubes with special
preservatives are drawn in a specific order.
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If you are unable to visit your doctor, then you
can even book blood test online, according to
your schedule. Labelling the blood samples As
soon as the blood is drawn, then the tubes are
taken for labelling. It is important that the
person who is drawing the sample should label the
tube properly. In many labs, the labels are
printed with different identification details
like unique patient identification number,
patient's name and a barcoded label that carries
information that is needed for the test.
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Documentation Once the sample has been collected
and labelled then all the samples are transported
to the lab to be logged in. After the specimen
arrives in the lab, your blood sample goes into
the laboratory's tracking system. In that
tracking system, all necessary information is
read to ensure that the sample is analyzed for
particular tests that match your name. Sometimes
along with your information, your practitioners
information is also included so that the results
can be sent back to the proper address and to the
appropriate person as well.
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Processing Depending on the level of urgency,
your blood sample is processed sometimes before
analyzation. In general, routine laboratory tests
are performed either on plasma or serum. First of
all, the blood is collected in a tube without
anticoagulant then it left for spinning for some
time. After spinning the tube in the centrifuge,
the serum is left on the top of the tube while
the clot moves down with the cells to the bottom
of the tube.
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Automated testing In recent times, there is an
instrument called a blood analyzer that analyzes
the blood sample. The tube is placed directly
into the machine. Even some of the
state-of-the-art analyzer is capable of running
up to 120 samples per hour. Usually, the
chemistry analyzers use a serum or plasma, while
the haematology and coagulation analyzers use
blood containing anticoagulant in order to
prevent clotting.
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In case, due to your busy schedule, you fail to
book a blood test appointment with your doctor,
then you can look for an Online Blood Test
procedure. Your blood test results generally
arrive in three to seven days. If you just had a
standard blood test and results dont show any
signs of disease, then there are no next steps.
In case if any signs of disease are found, then
you should contact your doctor immediately.
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