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Can a doctor tell you have HIV from an anaemia test?
if u have a blood test for sickle cell anaemia and you have hiv would the doctor be able to tell u have hiv from the blood test? just wondering
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maze.e
if u have a blood test for sikkle cell aminia and u have hiv would the doctor be able to tell u have hiv from the blood test? just wondering
No.
maybe I'm wrong, but surely you'd know if you had sickle cell. Is it not quite debilitating?
MB
MB
musicbloke
maybe I'm wrong, but surely you'd know if you had sickle cell. Is it not quite debilitating?
MB
MB
It peaks and troughs somewhat.
You can be pretty much fine one week then in 'crisis' another i think
Lauren
If you have a blood test at the doctors that isn't just for anaemia, can they tell?
No.
huh but its a blood test hiv is in the blood right dont get that
oh ok i see k cool what about a normal blood test
HIV test
for sickle cell, they either look for a gene, or they examine the RBCs.
They are not allowed to test you for HIV without your consent.
http://www.avert.org/testing.htm
The first type of test is the HIV antibody test. This test shows whether a person has been infected with HIV, the virus which causes AIDS. Information on this page concentrates on HIV antibody testing.
The second type of test is P24 antigen testing. It is primarily used to screen the blood supply but in some places it is used for testing for HIV in individuals. P24 antigen is a protein that is part of the HIV. Early in the infection, it is produced in excess and can be detected in the blood serum by a commercial test. The P24 test can detect HIV infection before the HIV antibody test can. Therefore, P24 antigen testing is used in diagnosing HIV early in the course of infection.
The first type of test is the HIV antibody test. This test shows whether a person has been infected with HIV, the virus which causes AIDS. Information on this page concentrates on HIV antibody testing.
The second type of test is P24 antigen testing. It is primarily used to screen the blood supply but in some places it is used for testing for HIV in individuals. P24 antigen is a protein that is part of the HIV. Early in the infection, it is produced in excess and can be detected in the blood serum by a commercial test. The P24 test can detect HIV infection before the HIV antibody test can. Therefore, P24 antigen testing is used in diagnosing HIV early in the course of infection.
for sickle cell, they either look for a gene, or they examine the RBCs.
They are not allowed to test you for HIV without your consent.
No.
You only find HIV if you look for it.
The HIV tests are simple as, but because of certain moral and cost issues (more moral than anything else) they aren't done on every blood sample unless specifically requested by the doc.
You only find HIV if you look for it.
The HIV tests are simple as, but because of certain moral and cost issues (more moral than anything else) they aren't done on every blood sample unless specifically requested by the doc.
ok that makes sense
Jamie
It peaks and troughs somewhat.
You can be pretty much fine one week then in 'crisis' another i think
You can be pretty much fine one week then in 'crisis' another i think
Um, considering the age at which you start having symptoms, having "good weeks/bad weeks" isn't going to hide that you have something wrong.
Obviously you'd still have to have a test to confirm it but it would be odd for it not to be done at a much younger age.
I suspect the OP is actually thinking of tests for sickle cell trait - symptoms usually only appear during conditions of low oxygen etc. so it's less easy to know you have it.
crana9
Um, considering the age at which you start having symptoms, having "good weeks/bad weeks" isn't going to hide that you have something wrong.
Obviously you'd still have to have a test to confirm it but it would be odd for it not to be done at a much younger age.
I suspect the OP is actually thinking of tests for sickle cell trait - symptoms usually only appear during conditions of low oxygen etc. so it's less easy to know you have it.
Obviously you'd still have to have a test to confirm it but it would be odd for it not to be done at a much younger age.
I suspect the OP is actually thinking of tests for sickle cell trait - symptoms usually only appear during conditions of low oxygen etc. so it's less easy to know you have it.
I have sickle cell trait.
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