One reliable approach to monitoring your general health is through routine blood tests. Therefore, a regular Apollo blood test is a practical approach to monitoring your body’s changes. Consequently, support you in making wise health decisions.

Routine blood tests can provide valuable information about your overall health. Also, help detect potential health problems before they become serious. These tests measure various substances in your blood, including glucose, cholesterol, electrolytes, and blood cells. Therefore, by monitoring changes in these levels over time, healthcare providers gain insights into your health. Also, identify any potential issues that need to be addressed.

An Apollo blood test is a reliable approach to monitoring your general health. Also, it is a comprehensive test that provides a broad range of information about your body’s functions. Moreover, this test can detect a wide range of conditions, including diabetes, high cholesterol, kidney problems, liver disease, anemia, and infections.

By getting regular Apollo blood tests, you can track changes in your health over time. Also, detect potential problems early on. Consequently, this can help you make proper decisions about your health. Thus, take action to prevent or treat any health conditions that may arise.

In addition to detecting health problems, routine blood tests can also be used to monitor chronic conditions. Thus track the effectiveness of treatments.

Why is an Apollo blood test helpful for you?

• Blood tests are essential for determining how effectively your body’s organs are working. 
• A blood test may be used to identify problems with your thyroid, liver, or kidneys. Also, monitor other organs. 
• Even if a person does not already have a condition like heart disease, a blood test can tell if they are at risk of developing it. 
• Other blood tests can assess how effectively your blood clots. Also, assess the efficacy of the medications you’re taking.

Some important blood tests 

Complete blood count

 During a regular complete blood count (CBC), 10 distinct components of each of the three main blood cells—white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets—are measured. Therefore, this test examines the red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit. Also, other important factors. Moreover, the typical range of normal range of results for the following components:

• Red blood cells: male: 4.3–5.9 million/mm3; female: 3.5–5.5 million/mm3
• White blood cells: 4,500–11,000/mm3
• Platelets: 150,000–400,000/mm3
• Hemoglobin: male: 13.5–17.5 grams/deciliter (g/dL); female: 12.0–16.0 g/dL
• Hematocrit: male: 41–53%; female: 36–46%
• Nutritional deficiencies include a lack of vitamin B6 or B12, anaemia (iron deficiency), clotting issues, blood cancer, infections, and immune system diseases. Therefore, all maybe indicated by abnormal amounts of these components.

Basic metabolic panel

 A basic metabolic panel (BMP) typically measures the blood levels of eight substances:

• Calcium 
• Glucose
• Sodium 
• Potassium 
• Bicarbonate 
• Chloride
• Nitrogen urea in blood (BUN)
• Creatinine
• You might need to fast for at least 8 hours before having your blood drawn. Additionally,  depending on your doctor’s instructions and the goal of the test. Consequently, results that are abnormal may point to renal disease, diabetes, or hormonal abnormalities.

Comprehensive metabolic panel

 All the values from a BMP are included in a complete metabolic panel (CMP). Additionally, other proteins and chemicals connected to liver function, like:

• Enzyme 
• Albumin 
• Total protein 
• Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), is mostly present in the liver and bones. Also, it is commonly involved in several bodily processes.
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), an enzyme present in the liver
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

 Lipid panel

 Two categories of cholesterol values are examined by this test. 

High-density lipoprotein (HDL), is sometimes referred to as “good” cholesterol. Additionally, it helps the liver convert dangerous compounds into the trash. However, Low-density lipoprotein (LDL), is sometimes referred to as “bad” cholesterol because it raises your risk of heart disease. Also, encourages the buildup of plaque in your arteries.

Before this exam, you might need to fast for at least eight hours.

• The normal ranges for each type of cholesterol are 
• HDL High: >60 mg/dL Low: male: <40 mg/dL; female: <50 mg/dL (low)
• LDL High: >160 mg/dL Low: <100 mg/dL (optimal)

Thyroid panel

The thyroid is a little gland in your neck. Additionally, it assists in controlling biological processes including your mood, amount of energy, and general metabolism. Therefore, a thyroid panel, or a thyroid function test, measures the efficiency with which your thyroid produces and responds to several hormones, including:

• Triiodothyronine (T3): This controls your body temperature and heart rate in conjunction with T4.
• Thyroxine (T4): This controls your metabolism and growth in conjunction with T3.
• Thrydoid-stimulating hormone (TSH): This influences how much hormone your thyroid produces.
• Normal results of thyroid are:
• T3: 80–180 nanograms per deciliter of blood (ng/dL)
• T4: 0.8–1.8 ng/dL in adults.
• TSH: 0.5–4 milli-international units per liter of blood (mIU/L)

Coagulation panel

 The effectiveness and speed of your blood clotting are measured by coagulation tests. So, Prothrombin time (PT) and fibrinogen activity tests are two examples. Also, after a cut or trauma, clotting is an important process that aids in stopping the bleeding. However, a blood clot in an artery or vein can be fatal. Additionally, it can stop blood from reaching your heart, lungs, or brain.  Consequently, a heart attack or stroke may result from this.

The outcome of a clotting test depends on your general health. Also, any underlying diseases can impair clotting. So, diagnoses are:

• Leukemia
• Excessive bleeding (hemophilia)
• Thrombosis
• Liver conditions
• Vitamin K deficiency

Cardiac biomarkers

 Proteins are known as enzymes that aid your body in carrying out certain chemical activities. Additionally, it includes breaking down food and clotting blood. Also, your body uses them for numerous essential processes. Therefore, abnormal enzyme levels can be a marker of many diseases.

Typical enzymes examined include:

• Creatine Kinase, creatine (CK): This enzyme is mostly found in the heart, skeletal muscle, and brain.
• CKM-B creatine kinase (CK-MB): The heart contains these enzymes. Therefore, after a heart attack or other cardiac damage, they frequently become more prevalent in your blood.
• Troponin: This cardiac enzyme, which can seep into your blood as a result of heart damage, is present.
• The typical ranges for the enzyme mentioned above are as follows:
• CK: 30–200 U/L
• CK-MB: 0–12 IU/L
• troponin: <1 ng/mL

Sexually transmitted infection tests

 Blood samples are the most effective in identifying sexually transmitted diseases. Additionally, at Apollo blood test is sometimes paired with urine tests for more precise diagnosis of STIs such as 

• Chlamydia
• Gonorrhea
• Herpes
• HIV
• Syphilis
• Blood tests taken immediately after getting an illness are not usually reliable. Therefore, for an HIV infection, for instance, a blood test might not be able to find the virus for at least a month.

C-reactive protein test

When bodily tissues are inflamed, your liver produces C-reactive protein (CRP). Therefore, increased CRP levels are indicative of inflammation resulting from several factors, such as:

• Bacterial or viral infection
• Autoimmune diseases like Lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
• Diabetes-related inflammation
• Diabetes-related Inflammation 
• Inflammation brought on by physical injury or by bad habits like smoking can lead to cancer.
• The risk of heart disease increases with an increase in C-reactive protein:
• <0.3 mg/dL: Normal
• 1.0 to 10.0 mg/dL: autoimmune illness, bronchitis, heart attack, or cancer are just a few examples of conditions. Also, it might generate systemic inflammation and cause a mild rise.
• >10.0 mg/dL: significant elevation frequently resulting from a severe bacterial or viral infection, a catastrophic injury, or systemic vasculitis.
• >50.0 mg/dL: acute bacterial infection frequently results in a significant increase.

DHEA-sulfate serum test

 Your adrenal glands produce the hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Therefore, by using this test, you can determine if it’s too high or too low.  Also, lower amounts are common . Additionally, high levels might lead to the development of characteristically masculine characteristics in women. This includes excessive body hair.

• Addison’s illness
• Adrenal insufficiency
• Hypopituitarism
• High levels in either males or women are due to:
• Birth defect of the adrenal glands
• Ovarian tumor-associated polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Benign or malignant tumor on the adrenal gland

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