5 - Diagnostic Tests – Blood Tests

Obtaining Blood Samples by?

Where do you send the samples? (3)

Haematology (2)

Biochemistry (4)

Immunology (2)

Full blood count (FBC)

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

C-reactive protein (CRP)

Urea and Electrolytes Test (U&E)

Liver function tests (LFTs)

Serum Urate

Rheumatoid Factor

Antinuclear antibodies (ANA)

Laboratory Testing in Diabetes (4)

Lab Testing: Inflammatory Arthritis (8)

Anti-CCP

HLA-B27

Lab Testing: Bone Diseases (3)

Bone profile test

Alkaline phosphatase test (ALP)

Lab Tests: Infection and Osteomyelitis (5)

Lab Tests: Coagulation & DVT (3)

international normalized ratio (INR)

D-Dimer test

Lab Tests: Vascular Diseases (5)