Even in the hospital, the first blood test is taken from the child. Deciphering it is carried out by a neonatologist, and if there are any deviations from the norm in the results, this is reported to the mother upon discharge from the maternity hospital, and all data is transmitted to the district pediatrician. The baby will now have to donate blood from the finger and from the vein quite often throughout his life: during illness, after recovery, during the medical examination, before surgery or for prevention. In the first year of life, a crumb blood test will be taken on a monthly basis, paying particular attention to the level of leukocytes and hemoglobin.
Often in the hands of parents a sheet is issued with the result, which showed a blood test in the child. Deciphering it will not be difficult if you know the limits of the norm for each parameter. However, before starting to consider this topic, I would like to warn the reader - only a doctor should make final conclusions, make a diagnosis and prescribe any treatment! Even if the decoding of the biochemical analysis of the blood of the child that you performed yourself did not show any deviations, be sure to provide it to the doctor - he can see what has eluded your attention, but will be important for diagnosing any disease.
What are blood tests?
- General - the most commonly assigned. It can be used to judge the inflammatory processes, the presence of worms, anemia, disorders in the endocrine system and many other, especially infectious diseases.
- Biochemical blood test in a child. Its decoding is more detailed, according to the results of this study, one can judge the state of internal organs.
If necessary, the doctor may also prescribe other types of blood tests: allergens, hormones, etc. If necessary, newborns are tested for genetic diseases.
There is one more
In the morning and on an empty stomach, it is recommended to take a clinical blood test in a child. The decoding of samples taken from one child at different times of the day is significantly different - after eating, the concentration of leukocytes increases, after sleep, red blood cells.
If there is already a transcript on the form that was issued to you after you passed the baby’s clinical blood test (that is, the normal range is indicated next to the result), be careful. Many hospitals still print children's results on adult forms. In addition, many indicators can only be evaluated in comparison with other parameters, and only a specialist can do this. There are several reasons for this:
- Only a doctor will be able to evaluate the picture as a whole, taking into account various nuances that could affect the result: taking antibiotics, other drugs, post-infection and postoperative condition.
- Only a specialist can prescribe the correct treatment for colds, calculating by analysis the cause of the disease - a bacterium or a virus.
- The doctor can distinguish whether the increase in lymphocytes is a consequence of the old SARS or is it a new infection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not use the numerous tables found on the Internet, but consult a doctor who will draw the correct conclusions.