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- Simple & effective
- What does my blood type mean?
- What do small and big blood pictures show?
- What can be stated?
- Do I have to go sober to get blood?
- Can I claim some values myself?
- Inadequate iron
- ferritin
- hemoglobin
- transferrin
- Fill up
Simple & effective
Hardly a complaint in which the blood is not examined. No wonder: internal inflammations, deficiencies, dangers to heart and vessels - all this can be read from it. Our blood supplies the organs with oxygen, brings hormones and messengers to their destination, transports waste, warms the body - and is thus one of the most important means of diagnosis. Reason enough to clarify the most important questions.
What does my blood type mean?
A recent survey showed that only one in ten Germans knows his blood type. To know them, in an emergency, can speed up the supply of the right blood - because the blood groups (A, B, 0 or AB) must be compatible. Tip: If you donate blood, it learns its blood type. Otherwise, the investigation costs about 50 euros. New is a quick test for the home ("Eldon Heim Komplet 2511", about 15 euros, pharmacy).
What do small and big blood pictures show?
The so-called small blood count provides basic information and serves as an important orientation for infections - or for follow-up. It records the number of white blood cells and platelets and provides information about the red blood cells. The large blood picture provides further information, eg. On various subspecies of white blood cells and the shape of the red. It is produced, among other things, if abnormalities in the white blood cells show up in the small blood picture - as well as with poisoning or tumor diseases.
What can be stated?
For example, the level of cholesterol, the liver values or the supply of minerals and trace elements can be determined as needed. Please ask what exactly is being tested.
Do I have to go sober to get blood?
That depends on which values are collected. When it comes to blood sugar or cholesterol, you should come down sober - the last meal should be at least eight hours ago. Other studies (eg on specific antibodies) are not affected by food intake. Inquire in advance about what's up to you.
Can I claim some values myself?
At the same time, instinct is needed. If you explain why certain symptoms are required by your symptoms, your doctor will not lock you. Without comprehensible justification, however, he will charge you for the service. If you have more specific questions (eg food intolerance, heavy metal contamination), you should be more likely to turn to specialists anyway, as the family doctor is often not reading deep enough in the subject matter to know which parameters need to be examined. Many naturopaths are good contacts for it. However, the visit there must also be paid for.
Inadequate iron
Constantly tired and powerless? Do you freeze even in the summer? Then you may be missing iron. These investigations reveal it ...
Our body needs iron to make blood and oxygenate the organs. Who eats little red meat or has a heavy menstruation, often suffers from a shortage. For symptoms such as energy loss or pale, dry skin, the values should be checked. The iron level, however, fluctuates during the day. Therefore, several values are measured:
ferritin
The iron value is determined by the protein ferritin. It indicates the filling status of the iron stores. For women, it should be 15-50 micrograms / liter.
hemoglobin
This value indicates how much red dye the blood contains. When the iron stores are empty, they sink. The standard value in women is about 7.5-9.9 millimoles / liter.
transferrin
This value marks how many transporter molecules carry iron. Values between 16 and 45 percent are normal here.
Fill up
Depending on the result, it is clear which stage the defect has. Usually, it is sufficient to eat rich in iron (lots of meat, beans and vitamin C as a reception helper) and with iron preparations aufzupäppeln (eg "Ferro Sanol Duodenal", pharmacy).
