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Blood is useful as it is a relatively Non-invasive way to obtain Cell s, and Extracellular Fluid ( Plasma ), from the body to check on its health. Although the term ''blood test'' is used, most routine tests (except for most Haematology ) are done on Plasma or Serum . The list below includes both specific tests, and general techniques. BLOOD CHEMISTRY TESTS The CHEM-7 test is a battery of blood chemistry tests. The seven parts of a CHEM-7 include tests for:
One common use for these tests is to determine Renal Function . While the regular Glucose Test is taken at a certain point in time, the Glucose Tolerance Test involves repeated testing to determine the rate at which Glucose is processed by the body. While the above tests are all taken from veinous blood, by constrast the Arterial Blood Gas test is, as its name would suggest, taken from arterial blood, and is therefore more dangerous and uncomforable. LARGE ORGANIC MOLECULES proteins
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