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- What is the Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody test?
- What is the Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) test?
- What is the B-12 test?
- What is the Chemistry Panel test?
- What is the CBC test?
- What is the CPK test?
- What is the Fasting Lipid Profile test?
- What is the Folic Acid test?
- What is the Glucose test?
- What is the HGB A1C test?
- What is the Homocysteine test?
- What is the Lyme Titer test?
- What is the Liver Function Panel test?
- What is the Protime test?
- What is the PSA test?
- What is the Sed Rate test?
- What is the T3-T4 and TSH test?
This lab is to test for Myasthenia gravis; a neuromuscular disorder your physician should have discussed in your office visit.
An antinuclear antibody test measures the amount and pattern of abnormal antibody that work against the body's tissues. An ANA test is used in combination with an evaluation of symptoms and other tests to diagnose specific diseases.
Vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia is a blood problem that occurs when there is not enough of the vitamin in the body. This vitamin helps to make Red Blood Cells (RBC) that carry oxygen to the cells removing wastes. Without enough of this vitamin your body won't produce enough RBC and your cells won't get the oxygen they need.
This is a blood test that measures the levels of several substances in your blood, it provides information about your general state of health and helps for physician detect certain abnormalities or whether a treatment for a specific problem is effective.
A complete blood count (CBC) provides important information about the types and numbers of cells in the blood, especially red and white blood cells and platelets. Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body, white blood cells protect the body against infection and platelets play a major roll in blood clotting. A CBC helps your physician evaluate symptoms and diagnose conditions. No special preparation is needed for this test.
Cardiac enzyme studies measure the levels of enzymes troponin (Tnl, TnT) and creatine phosphokinase (CPK, CK) in the blood. These levels are tested to determine whether you’re having a heart attack or threatened heart attack in you’re experiencing shortness of breath, chest pain, etc or to determine if a procedure or medication to dissolve blockage is working properly.
Cholesterol and Triglyceride tests that measure the total amount of fatty substances in the blood. Lipoprotein analysis (lipid profile) measures blood levels of total cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol and HDL (good) cholesterol and triglycerides.
A folic acid test measures the amount of folic acid, a B vitamin, in the blood. The body needs folic acid in order to make red and white blood cells, platelets and new genetic material (DNA) in cells and for normal growth. It is tested to evaluate anemia, detect malnutrition or difficulty absorbing folic acid, monitor treatment for folic acid deficiency or vitamin B-12 deficiency. To prepare for this test, do not eat or drink for 8 – 10 hours prior to the test.
A blood glucose test measures the amount of glucose, a type of sugar, in your blood. Glucose comes from carbohydrate foods and is the main source of energy used by the body.
This is a very helpful test that is done to see how the patient is doing with respect to the blood sugars. Hemoglobin is a protein that stays in the blood for about 90 days. Measuring your HgbA1c is a convenient way for your physician to get more information about your glucose control.
This is an amnio acid usually found in small amounts in the blood. High levels of this in the blood may promote plaque build up in the blood vessels that may over time lead to heart problems.
A Lyme disease blood test detects antibodies to the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose because it’s symptoms are the same as those present in other illnesses. Antibody tests can sometimes be sued to help confirm the diagnosis of Lyme disease. There is no special preparation for this test.
This is a blood test to check how the liver is working, high levels may mean that liver damage is present. The liver serves several important functions in the body, such as changing nutrients into energy for the body and breaking down toxic substances. This test measures the blood levels of protein albumin, bilirubin and liver enzymes.
In order for your physician to determine the correct dose of Warfarin, it will be necessary to have blood tests. The Prothrombin time (PT) test is used to calculate your International Normalized Ratio (INR). Your INR will help your physician determine how fast your blood is clotting and whether your medication dose needs to be changed.
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a substance produced by the prostate gland. This is a test that measures the amount of PSA in the bloodstream.
The sedimentation rate (sed rate) blood test measures how quickly red blood cells settle in a test tube in one hour.The sed rate is done to determine whether a condition causing inflammation is present and to monitor response to treatment of some conditions.
A thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test is used to detect problems affecting the thyroid gland. TSH causes the thyroid glad to produce two hormones: triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) which help control your body’s metabolism. They’re both needed for normal development of the brain. The tests are run to determine if the thyroid is functioning properly.