Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice any of the following and they worry you: feeling light-headed, dizzy or faint. cough. headache. feeling sick (nausea) or vomiting. diarrhoea. unusual tiredness or weakness, fatigue. ‘flu-like’ symptoms. bronchitis. Can blood pressure medicine make your feet swell? 1) Amlodipine Amlodipine (Norvasc) isRead More →
What blood tests are done for chest pain? Troponin blood test – troponin is a protein which is released into the blood stream when the heart muscle is damaged. The troponin level provides a quick and accurate measure of any heart muscle damage. It’s used to help in the assessmentRead More →
Plasma is about 92% water. It also contains 7% vital proteins such as albumin, gamma globulin and anti-hemophilic factor, and 1% mineral salts, sugars, fats, hormones and vitamins. What is the difference between plasma and blood corpuscles? Blood is the main body fluid that helps in the transportation of nutrients,Read More →
RBC is 6.5–7.0um in diameter. Monocyte is 20um in diameter. The neutrophils are 12-14 µm diameter. Lymphocytes vary widely in size. Small lymphocytes are 7 to 10 µm in diameter, and large lymphocytes are approximately 14 to 20 µm in diameter, although intermediate sizes may be encountered. What is theRead More →
The protein inside (a) red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells and carbon dioxide to the lungs is (b) hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is made up of four symmetrical subunits and four heme groups. Iron associated with the heme binds oxygen. It is the iron in hemoglobin that gives blood itsRead More →
Saliva test. How can I check my blood type at home? A person can identify their blood type at home using a rapid blood typing kit. Using the kit requires a person to prick a finger with a needle. The kit comes with a card that contains chemicals known asRead More →
Unless you’ve recently had a baby or a surgery, your doctor cannot tell you your blood type. Why won’t my doctor tell me my blood type? First, when a doctor sends your bloods off to be tested, labs do not routinely test for type; this is because they consider suchRead More →
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for prostate cancer. Cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) for ovarian cancer. Calcitonin for medullary thyroid cancer. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) for liver cancer and testicular cancer. Can cancer go undetected in blood tests? Blood tests are usually done in all cases of suspected cancer and may also be done routinely inRead More →
there have been no cases of COVID-19 linked to donor blood or products made from blood. How does COVID-19 mainly spread? Spread of COVID-19 occurs via airborne particles and droplets. People who are infected with COVID can release particles and droplets of respiratory fluids that contain the SARS CoV-2 virusRead More →
The urinary system’s function is to filter blood and create urine as a waste by-product. The organs of the urinary system include the kidneys, renal pelvis, ureters, bladder and urethra. The body takes nutrients from food and converts them to energy. Does the liver filter blood? The liver filters orRead More →