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Why would my doctor order blood tests when I've been suffering from headaches for the past two weeks and have been on antibiotics for one week?
Optional Information: Person's Gender: Female Person's Age: 52 Already Tried: tylenol, antibiotics, mucinex
HelloOf course we can not second guess your doctor.Do you know which tests were ordered?
Sed Rate
Comp Metabolic panel
CBC w/ Diff Plt
OKSe rate to look, at the level of inflammation.The CMP checks kidneys, liver, gallbladder and diabetes as well as electrolytes..CBC with diff is a blood count.These are routine labs...they are ordered sometimes if you have not had them in a while.So for example, anemia would be ruled out with CBC.There is no direct reason you had to have these labs for your current symptoms.
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