Category: Blood

Test Details Synonyms hCG Quantitative Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), Beta Subunit, Quantitative Use Immunoassay for the in vitro quantitative determination of the sum of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) plus the hCG beta-subunit in human serum and plasma.1 This assay is intended for

Test Details Synonyms ANA Direct Use Detect antibodies to nuclear antigens.

Test Details Synonyms Blood Grouping and Rh Typing Blood Type Group and Type Type and Rh Test Includes ABO blood grouping and Rh typing Use Determination of ABO blood group and Rh type for transfusion candidates. Group and typing of expectant mothers and newborns may indicate potential

Test Details Synonyms Culture, Bacterial, General, Aerobic Eye Fluids Routine Culture, Abscess Wound Test Includes Isolation and identification (additional CPT codes) of potential aerobic pathogens and drug susceptibility tests (additional charge). Gram stain (additional test) is recommended

Test Details Use Diagnose hypochromic, microcytic anemias. Decreased in iron deficiency anemia and increased in iron overload. Ferritin levels correlate with and are useful in evaluation of total body storage iron. In hemochromatosis, both ferritin and iron saturation are increased. Ferritin levels

Test Details Synonyms Third-generation TSH Thyrotropin Use Thyroid function test. Investigation of low thyroxine (T4) result; the differential diagnosis of primary hypothyroidism from normal, and the differential diagnosis of primary hypothyroidism from pituitary/hypothalamic hypothyroidism

Test Details Synonyms T4, Total Tetraiodothyronine Use Thyroid function test. Decreased in hypothyroidism and in the third stage of (painful) subacute thyroiditis; increased with hyperthyroidism, with subacute thyroiditis in its first stage and with thyrotoxicosis due to Hashimoto disease.3

Test Details Synonyms RA Latex, Turbidimetry RF Titer Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Use Help in the differential diagnosis and prognosis of arthritic disorders. Additional Information Rheumatoid factors are antibodies directed against the Fc fragment of IgG. These are usually IgM antibodies, but

Test Details Synonyms PSA, Serum Use Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a glycoprotein produced by the epithelial cells lining the prostatic ducts and acini. Normally, it is secreted into the prostatic ducts and is present only in prostate tissue, prostatic fluid, and seminal plasma. PSA is

Test Details Use Monitor exposure to lead. Additional Information Hematologic consequences ascribed to lead toxicity may be basophilic stippling, mild anemia, and reticulocytosis. Other characteristics of toxicity may include increased urine δ-aminolevulinic acid, increased erythrocyte protoporphyrins,

Test Details Synonyms Pb, Blood Use Monitor environmental lead exposure in children younger than 16 years.  

Test Details Use Monitor maternal blood for environmental lead exposure. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following testing schedule for frequency of maternal blood lead follow-up during pregnancy.1 See table.