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Can My Child Drink a Sip of Water Before a Fasting Blood Test?

S.A. asks from Chicago

I am taking my 6 yr old tomorrow morning for a fasting blood glucose test. We're going to be there when the lab opens at 7:30 AM. II won't give him anything to eat ...

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Help! with Lead Blood Test Screenings

A.B. asks from Philadelphia

My son is 12 months old and when he was at his 12 month doctors check up, the doctor tried to draw his blood in order to check his lead blood levels. However, my son ...

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I Am Pregnant, Cold All the Time and Have Low Blood Pressure

J.H. asks from Portland

I am about 8 weeks along in this pregnancy and am always cold. It is driving me crazy because I can't get warm. I had my first appointment today with my midwife and...

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Home Pregnancy Tests

J.T. asks from Salt Lake City

My husband and i have been trying since Feburary to get pregant. I have cycled more regular this time then i have my entire life. So i am about a week late starting a...

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Xrays and Blood Draw for 3-Year-old - What to Expect?

M.M. asks from Detroit

My son's pediatrician ordered a CBC blood test, check xray and abdominal xray for him... he is 3. She is checking on symptoms of leukemia. I'm wondering what to expec...

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2 Year Old Getting Blood Drawn

B.B. asks from Dallas

So I took my 2 year old to the pediatrician for immunization and flu shot.... When we left, I was given a paper for her to have her blood drawn??? they said that its ...

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Checking Blood Titers in 18 Month Old

H.W. asks from Houston

I was wondering if anyone has done this or has any advice for me. I've heard that a lot of times a child will form enough antibodies through the first couple of vacc...

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Blood Work for 1 Y/o Necessary??

L.M. asks from Phoenix

So my ped. said that it was standard for my 1 y/o to have a blood draw to check for lead (which he said never happens in this part of the country) and to check for hi...

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Anybody Here Familiar with ITP (A Blood Disorder)?

L.T. asks from Atlanta

Hi all, My 11 y.o. daughter has had a low platelet level since December 2008. Platelets are a type of blood cell that helps your blood clot. We've been to a pediat...

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High Levels of Lead in Babies Blood

R.B. asks from La Crosse

when i took my son to our WIC appt in june for his one year visit they did a blood test on him and they said that his iron was low and that his lead level was at a 1...

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  • increase your blood volume in 2 answers "Increasing your fluid intake may increase your blood volume."
  • had high levels of lead in 2 answers "... from the city to the house had never been replaced so we had high levels of lead."
  • had low blood pressure in 2 answers "i don't know if i had low blood pressure but i was always cold for about the first ..."
  • kit at the hardware store in 2 answers "... from dishes (if you use ceramic, buy a simple test kit at the hardware store ..."