Description

With gastrointestinal complaints it is helpful to have an minimum a check of a CBC and chemistry to help guide your evaluation. At times it is helpful to have these test to monitor response to treatment. These are baseline tests and certainly may direct you toward other evaluations.

This panel includes the following test:

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)

Fasting not required.

Additional information about each test is listed below:

A complete blood count (CBC) is often used in gastrointestinal investigations because it can provide valuable information about potential bleeding, inflammation, or infection within the digestive system by analyzing the levels of red blood cells (for anemia indicating bleeding), white blood cells (elevated in infections), and platelets (important for clotting) in the blood, which can be affected by gastrointestinal issues like ulcers, Crohn's disease, or colitis.

A Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) is often used in gastrointestinal investigations because it can provide valuable information about liver function, which plays a crucial role in digestion and can be affected by gastrointestinal issues; the CMP tests liver enzymes that can indicate liver damage or disease, helping to diagnose potential problems in the gastrointestinal tract.