AboutNeha Dahiya MD Expertise I can help patients understand their lab report results, help them with queries regarding what pretest preparation is required. How often a follow up test needs to be done. What does a particular tissue biopsy report mean in everyday English. I can explain the biopsy or cytology procedure. I can deal with Histopathology / cytology / clinical pathology and clinical chemistry queries. Helping in this manner will be my contribution to the community.
Experience I am a pathologist and director of clinical laboratory services. I have been a practicing pathologist for last 9 years in a 350 bed multi specialty hospital laboratory.
Organizations Indian association of pathologists and microbiologists.
MIAC - Member International Academy of Cytology
International association of Pathologists - indian division
Indian association of Cytology
Question How much blood is required to conduct a blood test?
Background: My 86 yr old mother was admitted to hospital with a chest infection. The keep taking her blood daily, and (have difficulty finding her veins - very uncomfortable for her)and say that she is anaemic. She says: "What do you expect, you are always taking my blood, but never bringing any back!"
Answer Hello:
At a given time 3 to 6 ml of blood may be drawn to do most of the routine blood tests. If some more specialized tests are required then more blood may be drawn.
Withdrawing this quantity of blood occasionally will not contribute to anemia.
I am not sure for what particular investigation blood is withdrawn for your mother. In case of infection , a larger volume will be drawn to determine nature of infectious organism in the body by doing culture of blood.
I wish your mother a speedy recovery and good health
