What Blood Test Do You Recommend For Night Sweats ?

Posted on Tue, 19 May 2020

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Question : What blood test do you recommend for night sweats, chills, and inflammation in the body.

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Detailed evaluation is required to find out the exact cause.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Night sweats with chills are caused by many conditions and detailed evaluation is required to find out the exact cause.
Infective causes like tuberculosis is a possibility. You can go for an sputum study and ESR to rule out TB.
A thyroid function test(TFT) has to be done because hyperthyroidism is a causes for night sweats,
Additional blood investigations like peripheral smear can be done to rule out hematological causes as well.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thanks

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