Leukemia diagnosis

Using the symptoms that were included in the "What is Leukemia?" video, we are asked to see if Joe has leukemia. He says he is tired, has bone pain, and has lost weight. You see some bruises. To confirm it is Leukemia, tests have to be run.

Complete Blood Count (CBC)
A Complete Blood Count shows how many of each cell is in the blood. In Leukemia, because the bone marrow doesn't produce as many healthy cells, there will be less of every cell (except the leukemia cells.) This causes trouble for the body.

Bone Marrow Aspiration
After the CBC, leukemia may be suspected. To confirm this, a bone marrow aspiration is needed. If there is leukemia, the bone marrow aspiration will show an increase in the number of cells, and an increase in the number of immature (blast) cells.

What Next?
After finding that it is indeed leukemia, you need to classify it. At 6:49 in the video, it talks about beginning to classify leukemia. This is further explained in the next video, Leukemia classifications.