ESSENTIAL ALL SYSTEMS BLOOD TEST

This panel has been developed by our Medical Director, Dr. Adam Staten and covers the following:

Full Blood Count

The full blood count tells us a great deal of information. It will help us to exclude anaemia and will also tell us a lot about the health of your immune system. Whilst it does not directly test for vitamin B12, iron, and folic acid, the biomarkers within a full blood count may indicate the presence of a deficiency.

Kidney function

Your kidneys perform many functions including removing waste products from the blood, regulating levels of electrolytes in the blood, and regulating blood pressure. Kidney function tests are amongst the most commonly performed tests by doctors because, not only do they indicate your state of health, but the health of your kidneys will guide decisions on which medications may or may not be right for you.

Liver function

The liver is a highly active and complex organ. It is involved in digestion, processing waste products, processing medication, the immune response and is also part of the hormonal system. The liver can be damaged by an unhealthy lifestyle, alcohol, toxins and a variety of different illnesses.

We assess the health of the liver by measuring a range of different enzymes that it produces. The level of these enzymes indicates the health of the liver, and can be interpreted to give a clue as to what might be the underlying problem. Liver function tests can also help us work out if there is a problem with your gallbladder.

Liver and gallbladder problems can cause abdominal pain (particularly on the right hand side), abdominal swelling, nausea and vomiting, itching, dark urine and pale stools.

C-Reactive protein

CRP is a marker of inflammation that will rise from any cause of inflammation in the body including infection, injury or 'autoimmune’ diseases that occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks part of the body.

Electrolytes study

Electrolytes are the salts and minerals that are dissolved in your blood stream. They are vital for conducting nerve impulses, causing muscle contractions, and for regulating the acid-base balance of your blood.

It is hard to overstate the importance of electrolytes but oddly, because they are such a fundamental building block of our biology, they are easily forgotten. Sodium, potassium, and calcium are all vitally important for allowing nerve impulses to be conducted, muscles to contract, and the heart rhythm to be maintained.

Immunoglobulins study

Immunoglobulins are antibodies which are proteins in your blood that help to fight against infection. There are a number of different categories of immunoglobulins and we test for three particular categories – IgA, IgG, and IgM. Each type of immunoglobulin performs a slightly different role.

IgA antibodies are found in blood, saliva, respiratory secretions, and the fluid in your stomach. They are important in defending the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts against infection. IgG antibodies are the most common immunoglobulin in blood and help fight against viral and bacterial infections. They also form part of the immune system’s ‘memory’ and are very important in the body’s response to infections that it has encountered before. IgM antibodies are produced as part of the body’s initial response to infection, so levels of IgM rise at the start of an infection.

40 BIOMARKERS

FULL BLOOD COUNT

- White Blood Cell Count (WBC)
- Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)
- Haemoglobin (HGB)
- Hematocrit (HCT)
- Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
- Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin (MCH)
- Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
- Platelets^* (PLT)
- Mean Platelet Volume^* (MPV)
- Lymphocytes^* (LYM)
- Monocytes^* (MON)
- Neutrophils^* (NEU)
- Eosinophils^* (EOS)
- Basophils^* (BAS)
EXCLUSIONS ^*

Markers with ^*symbol are not reported in Capillary/Home kit samples.

Platelets (PLT) - may not be reported in capillary samples if clots are present.

Potassium is not reported in capillary samples. We always recommend a venous clinic sample for this test.
KIDNEY FUNCTION

- Sodium
- Total protein
- Creatinine
- eGFR (CKD-EPI 2009 formula)
- Urea
LIVER FUNCTION

- Globulin calculation
- Albumin
- Total protein
- Bilirubin
- Alanine AminoTransferase (ALT)
- Gamma-GlutamylTransferase (GGT)
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Aspartate AminoTransferase (AST)
ELECTROLYTES

- Sodium
- Calcium
- Corrected calcium
- Potassium (Venous only, not available in finger prick kits.)
- Chloride
INFLAMMATION

- C-Reactive Protein
IMMUNOGLOBULINS

- IgG
- IgM
- IgA
UPGRADE

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ESSENTIAL ALL SYSTEMS BLOOD TEST

Full Blood Count

Kidney function

Liver function

C-Reactive protein

Electrolytes study

Immunoglobulins study

40 BIOMARKERS

FULL BLOOD COUNT

EXCLUSIONS *

KIDNEY FUNCTION

LIVER FUNCTION

ELECTROLYTES

INFLAMMATION

IMMUNOGLOBULINS

UPGRADE

EXCLUSIONS ^*

Muscles and Bones

Electrolytes Blood Test

Corrected Calcium and Albumin Blood Test

Advanced Electrolytes and Urea (U&E) Blood Test

Advanced Metabolic Panel Blood Test

Metabolic Panel Blood Test

Aches and Pains Blood Test

Calcium Blood Test

Essential All Systems Blood Test