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Then they are taken to be analysed.

Blood tests can be used for many different things, including to check cholesterol and blood glucose levels. Blood needs a very precise balance in order for your body to work well. If you're having an NHS health check, your blood test is usually a quick finger prick test that looks at the blood's glucose and cholesterol levels. These help monitor your risk of heart and circulatory diseases and diabetes, or how your condition is being managed.
Tests for different chemicals and proteins can indicate how your liver or kidneys are working. A test for troponin can help to diagnose a heart attack, and a test for brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) can help diagnose heart failure.
If you take warfarin, your INR level (a measure of how quickly your blood will clot) will be tested regularly to make sure that you are prescribed the correct dose.Each bottle is labelled with your name, date of birth and hospital number, when the blood was taken, and has a different coloured top according to the type of test. Blood tests are usually done to check how your body copes with illness, injury, inflammation, infection and some types of medication. If the results are higher than recommended, you may be asked to go to your hospital for a full blood test.
Usually, the blood bottles contain small amounts of a chemical to stop your blood clotting in the tube, so it can be measured accurately in the lab. If blood test results are abnormal, it gives the doctors a good indication of how to treat you or prevent problems occurring in the future.
This may be done in hospital or by your GP or practice nurse.

In the case of forensics, it can be used to identify people, criminals, elements in blood that are not meant to be there and the like. Samples given can be analyzed deeply to answer several questions. Lab blood testing also goes a step further in the world of genetics as well as forensics. In the case of genetics, it can be used to determine paternity, it can be used to determine how prone one can be to a hereditary illness.