Question 1

Can someone else withdraw my results without proof and regardless of which exam they took?

Accepted Answer

Do not. Only someone carrying the voucher can withdraw the results. Of course, there are exceptional cases that will be analyzed individually.

Question 2

When I take exams, will I be able to access them over the phone?

Accepted Answer

Regardless of whether the exam is carried out privately or by the health plan, the results can be collected in person, at our service units or here on our website. However, for ethical and safety reasons, in authorized cases only your doctor can contact and talk to our technical advisor to obtain your results.

Question 3

Does blood test always have to be fasting?

Accepted Answer

Not all. The blood count, for example, fasting is not mandatory. The fasting blood glucose test is mandatory for 8 to 14 hours of fasting or according to medical advice.

Question 4

Does water "break" the fast?

Accepted Answer

Do not. But it is advisable to take it in moderation, excess interferes with urine tests.

Question 5

Can any exam be done in the afternoon?

Accepted Answer

Some don't. This is the case of cortisol, iron and ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) measurements. These exams must be carried out in the morning. Reason: it is in this part of the day that such substances peak in the body.

Question 6

Why does it sometimes turn purple when blood is taken?

Accepted Answer

This is called hematoma, it can occur in certain situations, such as: thin, delicate veins, with a lot of pressure; lack of good compression at the puncture site; and patient using any medication that alters blood clotting, including aspirin.

Question 7

Can you take a blood test with the flu, cold or fever?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Some tests, by the way, are requested exactly because the person has a fever.
The intention is to check if any infection is responsible.
However, in some circumstances, the disease responsible for the fever may interfere with tests designed to assess metabolic and immunological aspects. As a precaution, therefore, consult your physician or laboratory before taking the test.

Question 8

Does food also interfere with cholesterol and triglycerides results?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but mainly in triglycerides. For example, a person with high triglycerides who follows a strict diet the day before the test will have a falsely low result. On the other hand, someone with normal triglycerides, but who eats a feijoada the day before, will present a falsely high result.

Question 9

How does the diet have to be for the triglyceride results to be reliable?

Accepted Answer

You must maintain your usual food routine in the 5 days before the exams.

Question 10

What is the usual diet required by certain exams?

Accepted Answer

It's what you usually eat in your everyday life. Therefore, this instruction only means the following: do not change the power.

Question 11

Do drugs interfere with laboratory tests?

Accepted Answer

Some yes. Antibiotics and anti-inflammatories, for example, interfere with blood clotting tests, usually requested in the preoperative period. Therefore, at the time of consultation when the doctor requests the laboratory tests, talk to your doctor about the possibility of suspending it for a few days. If interruption is not possible, this data will have to be taken into account in the evaluation of the result. Whatever medications you are taking, notify the laboratory attendant before the test.

Question 12

Can alcohol change test results?

Accepted Answer

Yes, especially triglycerides. Therefore, the ideal is, before the exam, to stay three days without drinking any alcoholic beverage.

Question 13

Does physical activity and/or physical exertion interfere with laboratory tests?

Accepted Answer

Some yes. For example, blood glucose and coagulation factor VIII tests, so much so that, before doing them, you cannot have undergone any physical effort. Also, remember: laboratory tests are standardized to be performed under ideal, well-defined conditions.
It's what doctors call baseline conditions, as a result, tests done after physical exertion will eventually have different values than you have. Therefore, the ideal is not to perform physical activities the day before the collection, depending on the type of physical effort, stay even more than a day without performing activity.

Question 14

Do vaginal creams interfere with urinalysis?

Accepted Answer

No, as long as two precautions are taken not to mix these drugs with the urine: asepsis at the time of the exam and use of a vaginal tampon.

Question 15

Can I have blood tests during my period? Does menstruation interfere with results?

Accepted Answer

You can perform tests during the menstrual period, but menstruation interferes with the results of some tests, such as hormones and some serum proteins vary during the menstrual cycle. Therefore, it is essential that the doctor knows in which period of the cycle his examination was performed, in order to be able to evaluate in the best possible way.

Question 16

Why should we disregard the first stream of urine when we are going to take the exam?

Accepted Answer

The first stream of urine brings cells and secretion that may be present in the urethra, especially if there is an inflammatory and/or infectious process called urethritis. When you have a possible urinary tract infection, it is important that the material being examined is not "contaminated" with whatever is in the urethra. Hence the need to discard the first jet and collect the middle jet, that is, a urine that represents well the material that is in the bladder.

Question 17

What is Antibiogram?

Accepted Answer

Antibiogram is a test whose purpose is to verify which antibiotics are most suitable for the treatment of infection caused by the bacterium isolated in the clinical material analyzed. Through this test, we know which antibiotics the bacteria are sensitive to and which are resistant.

Question 18

To collect the stool test, does the person need to be fasting?

Accepted Answer

Do not. It also doesn't have to be the first bowel movement of the day, you can collect any time.

DÚVIDAS FREQUENTES

Can someone else withdraw my results without proof and regardless of which exam they took?

When I take exams, will I be able to access them over the phone?

Does blood test always have to be fasting?

Does water "break" the fast?

Can any exam be done in the afternoon?

Why does it sometimes turn purple when blood is taken?

Can you take a blood test with the flu, cold or fever?

Does food also interfere with cholesterol and triglycerides results?

How does the diet have to be for the triglyceride results to be reliable?

What is the usual diet required by certain exams?

Do drugs interfere with laboratory tests?

Can alcohol change test results?

Does physical activity and/or physical exertion interfere with laboratory tests?

Do vaginal creams interfere with urinalysis?

Can I have blood tests during my period? Does menstruation interfere with results?

Why should we disregard the first stream of urine when we are going to take the exam?

What is Antibiogram?

To collect the stool test, does the person need to be fasting?

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DÚVIDAS FREQUENTES

Can someone else withdraw my results without proof and regardless of which exam they took?

When I take exams, will I be able to access them over the phone?

Does blood test always have to be fasting?

Does water "break" the fast?

Can any exam be done in the afternoon?

Why does it sometimes turn purple when blood is taken?

Can you take a blood test with the flu, cold or fever?

Does food also interfere with cholesterol and triglycerides results?

How does the diet have to be for the triglyceride results to be reliable?

What is the usual diet required by certain exams?

Do drugs interfere with laboratory tests?

Can alcohol change test results?

Does physical activity and/or physical exertion interfere with laboratory tests?

Do vaginal creams interfere with urinalysis?

Can I have blood tests during my period? Does menstruation interfere with results?

Why should we disregard the first stream of urine when we are going to take the exam?

What is Antibiogram?

To collect the stool test, does the person need to be fasting?

77 3611 4713 77 9 9132 0228

77 9 9132 0228

77 3611 4713
77 9 9132 0228