10 Tests Important after COVID Recovery

After recovering from the COVID infection, one should not behave irresponsibly as there are cases reporting now and then in post-COVID patients. The different medications and supplements given in hospitals or at home isolation are necessary, similarly the alertness is necessary after recovering or coming back at home.

There are several tests crucial for determining the states of body’s well-being. These tests may be sometimes prescribed by the physician for complete flushing of virus from the body. They help the physician as well as the patient to know the stages of infection.

The 10 tests needed to be done after recovery from COVID-19 are:

1.      Complete Blood Count Test: [CBC Test]

 

The Complete Blood Count Test or CBC test is the most fundamental and first test in the list of tests prescribed by the physician. After recovering from the disease, one must go for this test to be done.

It is the test which determines the blood cell counts of various cells like RBCs, WBCs, and blood platelets present in blood so as to get an idea of blood respondence of body to infection.

 

2.      Neuro-Function Test:

 

The Neuro-Function Test is the test for neural that is functionality of brain. It is a matter of concern as many symptoms related to brain are also noticed in COVID-19 patients like anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, dizziness and tremors.

Also many people suffer from neurological and psychological problems while undergoing a long term medication or hospitalization or due to remaining continuously in an environment full of diseased beds and air.

Therefore after recovery it’s important to have a Neuro-Function Test to determine the status of brain.

 

3.      Vitamin-D Test:

 

The Vitamin-D Test also called as 25-hydroxy vitamin-d test. Apart from the functionality of Vitamin –D for growth and maintenance of bones and teeth, it is also responsible for the support of immune system.

Hence in order to know the states of immune system, that how well and deficient it is of Vitamin-D, this test is important to be done.

It also helps to know if the supplements are needed to be taken to complete the deficiency of Vitamin-D so as to speed up the recovering process.

 

4.      Cardiac Screening Test:

The Cardiac Screening Test is the screening or imaging of cardiac muscles and states of heart and therefore, also referred as Heart Imaging.

Since, due to the infection of COVID-19 virus the inflammation of various body organs gets triggered. This triggering causes damage and weakening of crucial cardiac or heart muscles which could lead to arrhythmias, myocarditis, etc.

Hence, the test is important for those who recovered from COVID-19.

The test is very important for those especially already suffering from heart related complications, which could be aggravated due to infection and also to those, who have had the symptom of chest pain in initial phases of COVID-19 infection.

 

5.      IgG  Antibody Test:

 

The IgG Antibody Test or Immunoglobulin G Test is performed to measure the level of antibodies present in blood.

After fighting off the COVID-19 virus or the infection, the body produces helpful antibodies in order to protect from future infections.

This test identifies that how immune protected you are after recovery. The right time to get it done is after 1-2 weeks of recovery, as it is the time period taken by body to develop immunity.

6.      Cholesterol & Blood Pressure Test:

 

The Cholesterol Test identifies the glucose levels in body and the Blood Pressure Test determines the pressure of blood in blood vessels in body.

Bothe the tests are very important and they are one of them which should be kept in check while in ongoing infection or in post infection states. As virus infection causes inflammation and clotting at several parts of body which could lead to the fluctuations in the blood glucose levels as well as in the blood pressure levels.

This test is very necessary for those suffering already from any kind of disease like diabetes, cancer, hypertension or any others.

 

7.      Biochemical Test:

 

Biochemical test or biochemistry is done to identify the levels of specific chemicals in serum plasma and urine. The toxicity or deficiency of a particular constituent helps in determining the disease or status of body.

As virus infection in body decreases several chemical like zinc, copper, etc and thus their less availability could be a sign of infection.

 

8.      Creatinine Test:

 

The Creatinine Test or the Kidney Functionality Test measures the wellness of kidney function in body. Basically creatinine is a chemical compound left out from energy producing processes done in muscles.

The lesser the amount of creatinine, the less will be the energy production in body. And hence worst will be the immunity of body to fight against the virus.

 

9.      Liver Functionality Test:

 

The liver functionality test or LFT measures the total amount of protein available in blood. There are certain different enzymes made by liver like ALP, ALT, AST and GGT. Out of these the ALT [Alanine Transaminase] and AST [Aspartate Aminotransferase] are the enzymes that are released by the liver in response to a damage or disease.

And thus, if any more damage occurs or disease remains in body could be easily predicted by this test after the COVID-19 recovery.

 

10.   Chest Scans:

 

The Chest Scans or HRCT scans are done in order to know the severity of infection in the body of an individual.

This test gives out the lungs involvement levels in infection and thus it could be predicted that how much infected are lungs by a certain virus.

After the recovery from COVID-19 this test is most crucial as it keeps alert about, if there is any more infection remained in the lungs or in the respiratory tract.

 

The entire above post-COVID test are very necessary to be done as the infection due to COVID-19 virus lefts over its negative impacts on certain organs of human body. And if have any comorbidities that is already fighting with other health complications than the list of alertness should keep count on the above tests.

 

Be healthy. Be safe. Be at home.