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Understanding lab tests

Associated Lab Tests

Patients with hepatitis C often have a wide variety of blood tests requested by their doctor. In addition to tests of hepatits C and tests of the liver, you may have tests of your kidney, blood counts, thyroid and others.

It is especially important to understand these tests if you are taking hepatitis C treatments. Here we explain the meaning of some of the most common blood tests you may want to understand.