Blood tests

<p>Blood tests and blood results dominate a GP’s day but why do we do them and what do they mean?</p><br><p>In this episode I rapidly cover the rationale behind some of the more common blood tests, what they mean and why we do them in the first place.</p><br><p>Links:</p><br><p>Further details on blood tests can be found here starting with the full blood count: <a href="https://labtestsonline.org.uk/tests/full-blood-count-fbc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://labtestsonline.org.uk/tests/full-blood-count-fbc</a></p><br><p>Vitamin D deficiency: <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph56" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph56</a></p><br><p>B12 deficiency: <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-b12-deficiency-symptoms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-b12-deficiency-symptoms</a></p><br><p>Medics guide to abnormal liver function tests:: <a href="https://www.bsg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Guidelines-on-the-management-of-abnormal-liver-blood-tests.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bsg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Guidelines-on-the-management-of-abnormal-liver-blood-tests.pdf</a> </p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>