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Q: What is the normal range of BT?

The normal BT values run in the range of 2-9 minutes. The risk of bleeding increases with BT values more than 10 minutes. In this study all incisions were made by a lancet and standard filter papers were selected to draw off the blood.

Q: What is the purpose of the bleeding time test?

Bleeding time is a medical test that measures how fast small blood vessels in the skin stop bleeding. The bleeding time test is used to evaluate how well a person's blood is clotting. The test evaluates how long it takes the vessels cut to constrict and how long it takes for platelets in the blood to seal off the hole.

Q: What is the use of LDH test?

LDH is found in many of the body's tissues and organs, including the muscles, liver, heart, pancreas, kidneys, brain and blood cells. The LDH test is mainly used to help identify the location and severity of tissue damage in the body. It's also sometimes used to monitor how far certain conditions have progressed.

Q: Can diabetes cause high LDH?

The reference range of LDH is between 140-280 U/L. This means that diabetes has adverse effects through increasing the levels of LDH. This is in agreement with other studies that reported higher levels of LDH in diabetic patients compared with control group (10).

Q: How quickly can LDH levels change?

It increases at 12 hours and peaks at 24-48 hours. A very high level thus indicates acute myocardial infarction. Greater than a 50 times increase in LDH-1 and LDH-2 indicates megaloblastic anemia.

Q: What happens when LDH increases?

High LDH levels High levels of LDH indicate some form of tissue damage. High levels of more than one isoenzyme may indicate more than one cause of tissue damage. For example, a patient with pneumonia could also have a heart attack. Extremely high levels of LDH could indicate severe disease or multiple organ failure.

Q: Do I need to fast for LDH blood test?

You don't need any special preparations for an LDH blood test.

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