Test Details
Synonyms
Chlamydia/Gonococcus, Amplicor® PCR
Chlamydia/Gonococcus, Aptima® TMA
Chlamydia/Gonococcus, LCR
Test Includes
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by nucleic acid amplification technology
Use
Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Test Details
Use
Work-up for abdominal pain, epigastric tenderness, nausea, and vomiting. Such findings characterize acute pancreatitis as well as acute surgical emergencies such as gastrointestinal perforation (eg, peptic ulcer with perforation) or bowel infarct. Amylase is used in the differential
Test Details
Synonyms
A, Vitamin
Retinol, Serum
Use
Differential diagnosis of hypervitaminosis A. A combination of a low serum carotene level and a low vitamin A suggests inadequate vitamin A nutrition.
