How to Use blood work in a Sentence

blood work

noun
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  • The best way to ease your kid’s anxiety about blood work?
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Dimick was then sent to a doctor, who did blood work and took an MRI.
    — Nicky Wolcott, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2024
  • Some are through basic blood work like when people go to the doctor.
    — Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 5 July 2024
  • All of my blood work, including my red and white blood counts, came back normal.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024
  • For the next two years, Roes’s life became a series of waiting rooms and tests: blood work, brain scans, heart screenings.
    — Meaghen Brown, Outside Online, 12 June 2015
  • In general, people should plan to have their blood work done every three or so years.
    — Julia Ries, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Lab testing determined Misty had a low titer on Valley Fever blood work.
    — The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • You’re supposed to get blood work every three months to make sure that your kidneys and pancreas and gallbladder haven’t failed you.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
  • There's no blood work out there that can specifically pinpoint long covid.
    — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • For kidney disease, tablet dosage is titrated by doctors based on a patient’s blood work, O’Connor said.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
  • When a doctor is ordering routine blood work, all that needs to be done is to add a colorectal colon cancer test.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Becca Bradley arrived at the hospital Monday morning to get some blood work done.
    — River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 22 July 2024
  • This step is critical, as the only way to truly measure your testosterone levels is with blood work.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Testing may include blood work, imaging scans, or even a biopsy to determine the issue's root.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 30 June 2023
  • My blood work reveals that only my vitamin D level is low.
    — Drew Magary, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The body will start to make antibodies that can be seen in blood work and cause the joints to swell, with imaging showing actual signs of inflammation.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 June 2024
  • Her blood work indicated an infection of some kind, and scans showed signs of pneumonia in her lungs as well as lesions in her spleen and liver.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Routine blood work does not typically call for testosterone measurement, so my doctor was sure to add it to the order.
    — Matt Bach, Men's Health, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Preliminary blood work showed that the mom and dad — who recently purchased a new home together — would be having twins.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • Juno gets blood work done every few months; the appointments have transformed from uncomfortable to mundane.
    — Sara Youngblood Gregory, Them, 30 July 2024
  • My blood pressure is always close to normal, and my cardiovascular blood work is rated very good.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
  • Her blood work when we were diagnosed at the original hospital looked almost normal, like a very healthy person.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The doctor ordered some tests, including blood work, which showed that M.’s blood glucose was abnormally high.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 10 Nov. 2023
  • After running a series of blood work and other tests, doctors at the hospital discharged Yolexi two days later with a new bed for infants and tubes of Similac.
    — Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • And my after-diet blood work says that my vitamin D level actually decreased over the 30 days.
    — Drew Magary, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Fortunately, the expert testosterone doctors at Fountain TRT will guide you through the process of performing your blood work, and interpreting the results.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • This means getting full blood work done, checking your vitamin levels, cholesterol and sugar levels, zinc, magnesium, and more, Dr. Cabeca says.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The diagnostic process involves a physical exam, blood work, lymph node biopsy, and imaging.
    — Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
  • An ultrasound revealed small fluid pockets around the dog’s bladder and kidneys, and blood work showed evidence of a severe infection, the affidavit said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Teigen explained that doctors noticed that Miles’ blood work was off after he was hospitalized for an unrelated infection a couple of weeks ago.
    — Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024

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