What is the purpose of a hemoglobin test?
Hemoglobin tests are a part of complete blood count. They are done to check for anemia, a condition in which your body has fewer blood cells than normal.
Last updated on 10 May 2023
A healthcare professional will insert a needle into the bone to take out a portion of the marrow present inside the bone.You may feel some pressure or brief pain while the sample is being taken. It helps in the diagnosis of cancers and several other bone marrow disorders.
There are multiple benefits of getting a general blood test done regularly it helps in detecting diseases early such as cancers and other blood related disorders. Not only this, the blood picture presents a crucial picture of your overall health.
A bone marrow transplant involves taking cells that are normally found in the bone marrow (stem cells), filtering those cells, and giving them back either to the donor (patient) or to another person. The transplant is a part of special therapy that is given to save lives of cancer patients and certain other diseases.
If you have leukemia, your blood cells count will likely show higher than usual levels of white blood cells, which include leukemic cells. You may also have lower than usual red blood cell and platelet cell counts. If all three types are low, this is known as pancytopenia
MPN stands for myeloproliferative neoplasms. MPN is diagnosed by examining samples of your blood and bone marrow. Sometimes the diagnosis of MPN is only made when other causes of altered blood count have been excluded.
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