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Bilirubin level is high; Complete blood count (CBC) shows damaged red blood cells, may also show mild anemia; Lab testing of patient's and donor's blood shows that they are not compatible;
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Date:May 13, 2008
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
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Date:February 23, 2009
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
The Coombs' test looks for antibodies that may bind to your red blood cells and cause premature red blood cell destruction (hemolysis.
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Date:November 23, 2008
Coombs' tests are blood tests that identify the causes of anemia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Blood typing is a method to tell what specific type of blood you have. What type you have depends on whether or not there are certain proteins, called antigens, on your red blood cells. Blood is often grouped according to the ABO blood typing syst...
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Date:November 10, 2008
Blood typing is a laboratory test done to determine a person's blood type. If the person needs a blood transfusion , another test called crossmatching is done after the blood is typed to find blood from a donor that the person's body will accept.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Antiglobulin (Coombs') tests are blood tests that identify the causes of immune-mediated anemia or hemolysis. Antiglobulin tests utilize an antibody to human immunoglobulin in order to detect antibody coated (sensitized) cells. In addition to bein...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Haptoglobin is a protein produced by the liver. It connects to a certain type of hemoglobin in the blood. A blood test can tell how much haptoglobin you have in your blood.
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Date:December 24, 2008
This test is done to help evaluate a person for hemolytic anemia .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hemoglobin electrophoresis is a test that measures the different types of the oxygen-carrying substance (hemoglobin) in the blood.
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Date:March 2, 2009
Hemoglobin electrophoresis (also called Hgb electrophoresis), is a test that measures the different types of hemoglobin in the blood. The method used is called electrophoresis, a process that causes movement of particles in an electric field, resu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment found in bile, a fluid produced by the liver. This article discusses the laboratory test done to measure bilirubin in the blood. Total and direct bilirubin are usually measured to screen for or to monitor liver or ...
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Date:February 23, 2009
A bilirubin test is a diagnostic blood test performed to measure levels of bile pigment in an individual's blood serum and to help evaluate liver function.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Monitors the liver function of newborns. The bilirubin test is a blood test to monitor the liver function of newborns. The rapid destruction of red blood cells after birth produces more bilirubin than the infant's liver can handle, causing some ja...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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