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- Bilirubin test: Bilirubin is a byproduct of red blood cell breakdown in the liver. .1
- Hemoglobin test: 1
- Liver function test: 1
- Reticulocyte count test: These are immature red blood cells. 1 Is the body trying to replace the broken lysed red cells?.
- Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) test: this measures cell break down.(LDH is in the entire body). 1 A spike may mean red cell destruction.
- I HAVE BEEN VERY SURPRISED THAT SOME ER DOCTORS DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR BLOOD. BUT EVEN IN ONE PATIENT, THE BLOOD EXPERT, A HEMATOLOGIST, HAS SAID SHE WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS PRESENT IN A PATIENT’S BLOOD SMEAR.
SEEING BROKEN UP RED BLOOD CELLS IS HARDER TO SEE THEN I PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT?