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Test Details Synonyms Cardiac C-Reactive Protein (CRP) High-sensitivity CRP Use Measurement of CRP by high sensitivity CRP assays may add to the predictive value of other markers used to assess the risk of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease.

Test Details Use Causes of high bilirubin: Liver disease: hepatitis, cholangitis, cirrhosis, other types of liver disease (including primary or secondary neoplasia); alcoholism (usually with high AST (SGOT), GGT, MCV, or some combination of these findings); biliary obstruction (intrahepatic or extrahepatic);

Test Details Use Evaluate liver and biliary disease. Increased direct bilirubin occurs with biliary diseases, including both intrahepatic and extrahepatic lesions. Hepatocellular causes of elevation include hepatitis, cirrhosis, and advanced neoplastic states. Increased with cholestatic drug reactions,

Test Details Synonyms Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase SGOT Transaminases Use A wide range of disease entities alters AST (SGOT), with origin from many organs. When an increased AST is from the liver, it is more likely to relate to disease of the hepatocyte. Other enzymes, including alkaline

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

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 AFP, Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP), Serum, Tumor Marker Use The most important application of AFP testing in cancer management is for testicular cancer. Although not present in pure seminoma,1 elevated serum AFP is closely associated with nonseminomatous testicular cancer

Test Details Use Causes of high alkaline phosphatase include bone growth, healing fracture, acromegaly, osteogenic sarcoma, liver or bone metastases, leukemia, myelofibrosis, and rarely myeloma. Alkaline phosphatase is used as a tumor marker.3,4 In rickets and osteomalacia, serum calcium and phosphorus

Test Details Use Evaluation of nutritional status, blood oncotic pressure; evaluation of renal disease with proteinuria and other chronic diseases. High albumin may indicate dehydration. Look for increase in hemoglobin, hematocrit in such patients. Low albumin is found with use of I.V. fluids, rapid

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 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.