Blood Tests
Arthur Esguerra / Laverty Patholog Collector
Specifically, blood tests can help doctors: Evaluate how well organs—such as the kidneys, liver, thyroid, and heart—are working.
Diagnose diseases and conditions such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, anemia (uh-NEE-me-eh), and coronary heart disease. Find out whether you have risk factors for heart disease.
- Blood glucose test.
- Calcium blood test.
- Cardiac enzymes.
- Cholesterol and lipid tests.
- C-reactive protein test.
- D-dimer test.
- ESR test.
- Folate test.