Strong Heart and Vascular Center
Diagnosis and Treatment
Non-Invasive Tests
Blood Tests
One
of the most familiar of all diagnostic tools, blood tests involve
taking a sample of blood from the patient, then analyzing it in
a lab. Tests
can measure the amount of various substances in the blood, such
as chemicals, harmful microorganisms (such as bacteria), antibodies
(which may mean a virus is present) and the different types of
blood cells. Your doctor will decide which tests need to be run
on your blood sample.
More information on blood tests