Lab tests

In this chapter we will try to answer all of your questions asked before and after and lab test for your child.

From blood or urine test to throat swab or stool test.

Here you will find answers to all questions.

Lab tests in children

Everything you need to know about C-reactive protein (CRP) – the most important inflammatory marker out there

Antibiogram – microorganisms susceptibility testing

Everything you need to know about the rapid influenza test – a good read for both before and after you got tested!

Complete blood count in children and adults

How to (successfully) take a throat culture from a child or an adult?

How to help a child (and their parents) cope with blood draws

Stool sample or what is that thing isolated in my child’s stool?

Fasting before blood tests – babies, children and adults