A good home remedy to help control high blood pressure is to drink lemon juice with coconut water or consume garlic capsules daily, as these foods have properties that help control blood pressure. For home remedies to have a hypotensive effect, it is important that they are incorporated into your daily diet. In the case […]
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C-reactive protein (CRP) is a protein produced by the liver that is generally increased when there is inflammation or infection in the body. This protein is widely used to assess the possibility of an infection or inflammation that is not visible, such as appendicitis or atherosclerosis, for example. However, CRP can also be used to […]
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RDW is the acronym for Red Cell Distribution Widthwhich in Portuguese means Amplitude of Distribution of Red Blood Cells, and which evaluates the variation in size between red blood cells, this variation being called anisocytosis. Therefore, when the value is high in the blood count it means that the red blood cells have significant differences […]
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The TSH test is used to assess thyroid function and is normally requested by the doctor when there is suspicion of changes in the thyroid, such as hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, for example. TSH is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland in the brain and its function is to stimulate the thyroid to produce its […]
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Transferrin is a protein mainly produced by the liver and its main function is to transport iron to the marrow, spleen, liver and muscles, maintaining the proper functioning of the body. Transferrin assessment is normally indicated to confirm and differentiate anemia, with its dosage normally indicated together with the iron and ferritin dosage. Assessment of […]
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The alanine aminotransferase test, also known as ALT or TGP, is a blood test that helps identify liver injuries and diseases due to the high presence of the enzyme alanine aminotransferase, also called glutamic pyruvic transaminase, in the blood, which is normally found between the 7 and 56 U/L of blood. The pyruvic transaminase enzyme […]
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Thyroglobulin is a protein produced by the thyroid that participates in the production of thyroid hormones. Thus, the thyroglobulin test may be indicated to evaluate the response of thyroid cancer to treatment and identify its return after removal of the gland by surgery. However, changes in thyroglobulin levels in the blood are not always indicative […]
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The urea test measures the amount of this substance in the blood, with the aim of evaluating whether the kidneys and liver are functioning. When there are problems with the liver, kidneys or when you have a diet very rich in proteins, for example, the amount of urea in the blood increases, characterizing a condition […]
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MCV, or Mean Corpuscular Volume, is a hematometric index present in the blood count that indicates the average size of red blood cells, which are red blood cells. Changes in the MCV value may be a sign of anemia, hemorrhage, hypothyroidism, thalassemia or chronic infections, for example. Knowing the amount of MCV is particularly important […]
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The increase and decrease in the number of segmented neutrophils in the blood can indicate what is happening in the body. In the case of an infection, for example, the number of segments may be increased as the immune system is working to fight the infection. However, segmented neutrophils may have their quantity reduced in […]
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