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Cellulitis : Tests

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During a physical examination, the doctor may find:Redness, warmth, and swelling of the skinSwelling and drainage if the infection is around a skin woundSwollen glands (lymph nodes) near the cellulitisYour health care provider may mark the edges o...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 17, 2009
Cellulitis may be diagnosed and treated by a family doctor, an infectious disease specialist, a doctor who specializes in skin diseases(dermatologist), or in the case of orbital cellulitis, an eye doctor(ophthalmologist). The diagnosis of cellulit...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient''s body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
A complete blood count(CBC) test measures the following:.The number of red blood cells(RBCs) The number of white blood cells(WBCs) The total amount of hemoglobin in the blood The fraction of the blood composed of red blood cells( hematocrit) The s...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 10, 2008
One of the most commonly ordered clinical laboratory tests, a blood count, also called a complete blood count(CBC), is a basic evaluation of the cells(red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) suspended in the liquid part of the blood(pla...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A complete blood count(CBC) is a series of tests used to evaluate the composition and concentration of the cellular components of blood. It consists of the following tests: red blood cell(RBC) count, white blood cell(WBC) count, and platelet count...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A complete blood count(CBC) is a series of tests used to evaluate the composition and concentration of the cellular components of blood. It consists of the following tests: red blood cell(RBC) count, white blood cell(WBC) count, and platelet count...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
The clinical laboratory test that evaluates the three main cellular components of peripheral blood(red cells, white cells, and platelets) is called the"complete blood count"(CBC). It is used commonly to assess whether a patient is anemic(low red c...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
The Gram stain test is the most extensively performed procedure in diagnostic microbiology. It is used to classify bacteria as either gram-positive or gram-negative based upon their ability to retain the crystal violet stain following decolorizati...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A blood culture is a laboratory test to check for bacteria or other microorganisms in a blood sample. Most cultures check for bacteria.A culture may be done using a sample of blood, tissue, stool, urine, or other fluid from the body.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 3, 2007
A blood culture is done when a person has symptoms of a blood infection, also called bacteremia. Blood is drawn from the person one or more times and is tested in a laboratory to find and identify any microorganism present and growing in the blood.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A blood culture is a lab test designed to detect the presence of bacteria, yeast, or fungi in the bloodstream. A routine blood culture involves injecting a sample of the patient''s blood into two bottles of sterile nutrient broth(one for aerobes an...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Fever evaluation tests, better known as febrile agglutinins tests, are performed to detect the presence of antibodies in the blood that are sensitive to temperature changes. Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system in response to spec...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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