Category: Blood

Test Details Synonyms CO2 TCO2 Use Evaluate the total carbonate buffering system in the body, acid-base balance. High results may represent respiratory acidosis with CO2 retention, or metabolic alkalosis (eg, prolonged vomiting). Low value may indicate respiratory alkalosis as in hyperventilation

Test Details Use This assay is intended for the in vitro quantitative determination of carcinoembryonic antigen in human serum and plasma.1 The Elecsys CEA assay is further indicated for serial measurement of CEA to aid in the management of cancer patients. The main indication for CEA determinations

Test Details Test Includes Hematocrit; hemoglobin; mean corpuscular volume (MCV); mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH); mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC); red cell distribution width (RDW); percentage and absolute differential counts; platelet count (RBC); red cell count; white blood cell

Test Details Test Includes Percentage CD4+; absolute CD4+; percentage CD8+; absolute CD8+; CD4:CD8 ratio; CBC with differential Additional Information HIV-1 infection results in a decrease of CD4 T cells, an increase of CD8 T cells, a decrease in the CD4:CD8 ratio, and a progressive destruction

Test Details Use Evaluate electrolytes, acid-base balance, water balance. Chloride generally increases and decreases with plasma or serum sodium. Chloride is increased in dehydration, with ammonium chloride administration, with renal tubular acidosis (hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis) and with excessive

Test Details Synonyms Comprehensive Metabolic Panel Test Includes Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT); albumin:globulin (A:G) ratio; albumin, serum; alkaline phosphatase, serum; aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT); bilirubin, total; BUN; BUN:creatinine ratio; calcium, serum; carbon dioxide,

Test Details Synonyms Compound F Hydrocortisone Use Establish the diagnosis of adrenocortical insufficiency, Addison’s disease, adrenocortical hypersecretion, Cushing’s syndrome. Malfunction of the organs in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal cortex axis will result in alteration

Test Details Synonyms DHEA Unconjugated DHEA Use Evaluate adrenal carcinomas that frequently secrete large amounts of DHEA.

Test Details Synonyms DHEA-SO4 Use Work up women with infertility, amenorrhea, or hirsutism to identify the source of excessive androgen; aid in the evaluation of androgen excess (hirsutism and/or virilization), including Stein-Leventhal syndrome and adrenocortical diseases, including congenital

Test Details Test Includes Carbon dioxide; chloride; potassium; sodi

Test Details Use This estradiol assay is designed for the investigation of fertility of women of reproductive age and for the support of in vitro fertilization. Additional Information Estradiol is responsible for the regulation of the estrous and menstrual female reproductive cycles and for

Test Details Use Evaluate for ovarian estrogen producing tumor in the premenarcheal and postmenopausal female; evaluate estrogen excess in males. Estrogen analysis may be helpful in establishing time of ovulation and optimal time for conception. Serial samples must be collected over several days to