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Waa maxay macnaha baaritaanka dhiigeyga?
What Does My Blood Test Mean?

• Muxuu yahay dhiig?   |   What is Blood?



• Muxuu takhtarkeyga urabaa in aan dhiiga isaga qaado? | Why does my doctor need to take my blood?



• Intee in le'eg oo dhiiga ah ayaa la qaadaa? | How much blood is taken?



• Waa sidee dhiig qaadista? | How is blood drawn?



• Xagee dhiiga la geeyaa marka la qaado? | Where does blood go after it is drawn?

Waa maxay macnaha baaritaanka dhiigeyga? What does my blood test mean?

• Sokorta (Macaanka) | Glucose
• Sodium | Sodium
• Creatinine | Creatinine
• Bir | Iron
• Colesterol HDL/LCD | Cholesterol HDL/LDL
• Unugyada Dhiiga Cad | White blood cells (WBC)
• Unugyada Dhiiga Gaduudan | Hemoglobin
• Taariikhda Nolaleedka Duxdda (baruurta dhiiga ku jirto)| Lipid Profile

The above blood tests are available in a PDF document (3 pages) with both Somali and English:
What Does My Blood Test Mean.

Developed and translated by Community House Calls Program, Harborview Medical Center/Univ of WA,
Seattle WA, for EthnoMed, December 2004.