Does full blood test checks up HIV also ?

Question

I had this full blood test to check how am i doing and everything ... they've checked my Cholesterol... and all that things.

But while full blood test.. does it appears if the person is infected with HIV or there's a special test to take?

Answer 1

Hi there,

You will need to request a specific HIV test, as you have to give express permission in order to be tested for HIV, it is not something that is tested "as standard" in any country I know of.  

Answer 2

That is a must ask for type of test

Answer 3

No. You have to ask for it.

The full blood count (FBC), sometimes referred to as a full blood examination or complete blood count, is one of the most commonly performed blood tests, as it can tell us so much about the status of our health. It is important for diagnosing conditions in which the number of blood cells is abnormally high or abnormally low, or the cells themselves are abnormal.

A full blood count measures the status of a number of different features of the blood, including:

the amount of haemoglobin in the blood;

the number of red blood cells (red cell count);

the percentage of blood cells as a proportion of the total blood volume (haematocrit or packed cell volume);

the volume of red blood cells (mean cell volume);

the average amount of haemoglobin in the red blood cells (known as mean cell haemoglobin);

the number of white blood cells (white cell count);

the percentages of the different types of white blood cells (leucocyte differential count); and

the number of platelets.