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What is Blood test?

A blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a needle, or via fingerprick. Blood tests are used to determine physiological and biochemical states such as disease, mineral content, drug effectiveness, and organ function.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Increase effect of another treatment 104 20 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 77 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 51 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Diagnostic assessment 18 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
High Cholesterol 13 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) 8 1 Efficacy_major

See all 313 patients currently having Blood test

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 9
None
 32

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Blood test

Bruising 8
Discomfort 8
Anxious mood 4
Hospitalization 2
Anxiety attacks 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Blood test

Always
 31 72%
Usually
 6 14%
Sometimes
 5 12%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Blood test

Very
 2 5%
Somewhat
 6 14%
A little
 14 33%
Not at all
 21 49%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Blood test

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 2 9%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 9%
< $25
 19 83%

Report created on February 10, 2012.