Title: Phosphate Blood Test: Purpose, High vs. Low vs. Normal Levels
Headings: What is a Phosphate Blood Test?
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What is a Phosphate Blood Test?
Why Do I Need a Test?
How Should I Prepare for It?
What Happens During the Test?

Content: follow them carefully. You may be asked not to eat anything from midnight before the test until after the test is over. Make sure your doctor knows about everything you're taking, including prescription and over-the-counter medicine, herbal supplements, vitamins, and recreational or illegal drugs. What Happens During the Test? After cleaning the skin on part of your arm, a technician will insert a needle into one of your veins. They may wrap an elastic band around the upper part of your arm to make that vein easier to find. Once enough blood goes into a tube, the technician will take off the band, pull out the needle, and stop the bleeding with a cotton ball or bandage. They’ll label the tube of blood, and it will be sent to a lab. With any blood test, you may feel: Pain when the needle is inserted
Dizziness
Soreness or bruising
Bleeding
What Can Affect My Test Results?