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Should this be merged with Reference ranges for common blood tests? Karada 22:34, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- Probably not. I intened (when I started) that Rrfcbt would just be like an appendix of a textbook or something. But you're right, there is a lot of overlap between this page, rrfcbt and the page components of blood. There's no rush to fix it though. :-D T 01:53, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)
I think what's needed is a different organization, with a separate article for each test (or related group of tests), the article containing a description of the test, reference ranges, and some info on interpretation. Kind of organized like a Wiktionary article.
Something like:
Name -- Alternate names -- Common abbreviations -- How collected -- How processed -- What is being measured -- Reference range -- Basic interpretation & disease indications -- Related tests (links)
This is an area where there's a lack of a good, reliable internet resource, and Wiki could provide it.
From the introduction, "For these reasons, blood tests are the most commonly performed medical tests. Blood is obtained from a patient by venipuncture, except for tests such as Arterial blood gas. This is not a reliable source." Not a reliable source for WHAT? RoseWill 09:23, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
Chem 7 diagram
The chem 7 results are usually presented in a 7 box diagram. It would help if we put up a picture of it and identify which squares correspond to which lab values (ie BUN, Glucose, K, etc). 148.4.41.49 15:21, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
This is the general format of the results of the SMA-7, by the way.
Na+ |Cl- |BUN /
––––|––––|–––– Glucose
K+ |CO2 |SCr \
Well not exactly how it looks, but you get the idea. 148.4.41.49 15:27, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Common abbreviations used by doctors?
Should this article mention common abbreviations used by doctors? A few people are going to get here (I'm one of them) by searching for the letters their doctors have written on forms for blood tests. EG: "UE, LV, F" - urea & electrolytes, Liver, but I have no idea what the F is for. Maybe other people have come to Wikipedia via the same route. 82.33.46.11 22:25, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
What can a blood test achieve?
What types of illness can be identified by blood test and which can't? Is it straightforward to group these types of illness? Pgr94 16:11, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
If You Smoke Pot, As I Found Out Today... SapientiaSativa 04:40, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Fasting for STD Testing??
It's been a while since I've ordered tests, but I've never heard of fasting before an STD test. Arouet760 (talk) 01:17, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
- Add a citation to that statement. I've never heard of that either. --Rcej (talk) 01:28, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
CHEM 7
Chem 7 redirects here. What does it include? Please write it down in the article. --84.137.13.82 (talk) 21:08, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
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