B Vitamin Blood Panel

During a blood test a health care professional will take a blood sample from a vein in your arm using a small needle.

B vitamin blood panel.

Vitamin b 12 is an important vitamin for many bodily functions such as brain health blood cell production and proper nerve functioning. This vitamin is necessary to synthesize cholesterol produce red blood cells maintain a healthy digestive tract and breakdown fats and carbohydrates. The vitamin b1 blood test measures the levels of thiamine in the blood. B vitamin tests measure these specific compounds in the blood or urine to help evaluate a person s nutritional status.

Vitamin b levels may be checked in blood or urine. Complete blood count cbc chemistry basic metabolic panel. B vitamins are absorbed from the diet used as needed and any excess is removed from the body through the urine. The vitamin b5 test measures levels of vitamin b5 also called pantothenic acid which gets its name from the greek root pantos meaning everywhere because it is widely available in a variety of foods.

After the needle is inserted a small amount of blood will be collected into a test tube or vial. You may feel a little sting when the needle goes in or out. Iron total iron binding capacity tibc measures the amount of iron available to bind to proteins providing additional information about possible iron deficiency or iron overload.