LABORATORY TEST INFORMATION

 

Prothrombin time: For management of oral anticoagulant therapy

 

Urinalysis: Helpful indicator of healthy or diseased state

 

Calcium: To evaluate high or low calcium state

 

Phosphorous: Used in conjunction with calcium tests

 

Magnesium: To evaluate kidney function and metabolic activity in the body

Uric acid: Measurement most commonly used in the evaluation of renal failure and gout.

Testosterone: Measurements in men assess hypogonadism, pituitary gonadotropin function,

impotency, and also useful in the detection of ovarian tumors and virilizing conditions in women.

PSA: Prostate cancer detector

 

ALT (Alkaline Transaminase):Used to diagnose liver disease

 

ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase): Used to diagnose liver and bone disease.

 

AST (Aspartate Transaminase): Used in the evaluation of liver and heart disease.

 

GGT (Glutamyltransferase): Used to detect liver difficulty and alcohol-induced liver disease.

 

Potassium & Sodium: Used to diagnose acid base and water imbalance.

 

C Peptide: Indicator for insulin secretion.

 

Fasting Blood Sugar: Used for diabetic management.

 

2-hr postprandial blood sugar: After a meal for a suspected diabetic patient.

 

Bilirubin: Evaluates liver function and in rare cases Gilbert's Disease.

 

BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen): Evaluates kidney function

 

Creatinine: More specific indicator of kidney function.

 

CBC (Complete Blood Count): Basic screening test. Series of tests that determine

many factors concerning blood cells.

 

ESR (Sedimentation Rate): Not diagnostic, but is an indicator that a disease

process is present.

 

Complete Iron Tests: For evaluation of types of anemia or iron overload.

 

B12 & Folic Acid: Used to diagnose a type of anemia and helps in treating high

levels of homocysteine (factor in coronary artery disease).

 

Cholesterol: Indicator of potential risk for arthrosclerotic coronary artery

disease. Also part of thyroid and liver function studies.

 

HDL-C:High density Lipoprotein check. The HDL-C levels are inversely

proportional to coronary heart disease (CHD)

 

VLDL&

LDL: Determines coronary heart disease risk. The"LDL'S" are closely

associated with increased incidence of arthrosclerosis and CHD.

 

APOLIPOPROTEIN A & B: Apo A deficiencies are often associated with

premature cardiovascular disease. Apo B plays an important role in LDL

catabolism

 

TRIGLYCERIDES: This test evaluates suspected atherosclerosis and

measures the body's ability to metabolise fat.

 

THYROID FUNCTION TESTS: These tests determine thyroid status,

rule out hypo & hyperthyroidism and evaluate thyroid replacement therapy

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