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Salivary Gland Biopsy – Indications, Procedure, Results
Salivary gland biopsy is the removal of cells or a piece of tissue from a salivary gland for the exam. How the Test is…
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Salivary Gland Biopsy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Biopsy - salivary gland Salivary gland biopsy is the removal of cells or a piece of tissue from a salivary gland for the exam.…
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Schilling Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Vitamin B12 absorption test The Schilling can determine whether the body absorbs vitamin B12 normally. It checks for certain types of anemia that are caused by…
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Schirmer Tears Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Tear test; Tearing test; Dry eye test; Basal secretion test; Schirmer's test The Schirmer test determines whether the eye produces enough tears to keep…
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Secretin Enzyme Stimulation Test
Pancreatic function test The secretin stimulation test measures the ability of the pancreas to respond to a hormone called secretin. The small intestine produces…
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Segmental Pulse Volume Recordings Test
Respiratory inductance plethysmography; Penile pulse volume recording; Pulse volume recordings; Segmental pulse volume recordings PVR, also known as a segmental pressure study, is a non-invasive…
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Sentinel lymph node biopsy A lymph node biopsy is the removal of lymph node tissue for examination under a microscope. The lymph nodes are…
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Serology For Brucellosis – Indications, Procedure, Results
Serology for brucellosis is a blood test to look for the presence of antibodies against Brucella. This is the bacteria that causes the disease brucellosis. How the…
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Serology For Brucellosis – Indications, Procedures, Results
Brucella serology; Brucella antibody test or titer This is a blood test for brucellosis. Brucellosis is an infectious disease usually caused by handling animals or…
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Serology for Tularemia – Indications, Procedures, Results
Tularemia test; Serology for Francisella tularensis Serology for tularemia is a blood test that checks for infection caused by bacteria called Francisella tularensis (F tularensis), which causes…
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Serotonin Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
5-HT level; 5-hydroxytryptamine level; Serotonin test The serotonin test measures the level of serotonin in the blood. How the Test is Performed A blood sample is…
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Serum ACTH Test – Indications, Procedure, Results
The ACTH test measures the level of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in the blood. ACTH is a hormone released from the pituitary gland in the…
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Serum Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Test (ACTH)
Serum adrenocorticotropic hormone; Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Highly-sensitive ACTH The ACTH test measures the level of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in the blood. ACTH is a hormone…
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Serum Ammonia Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Serum ammonia The ammonia test measures the level of ammonia in a blood sample. The ammonia test measures the level of ammonia in a blood…
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Serum Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Test
Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme; SACE The ACE test measures the level of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in the blood. The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) test is primarily ordered…
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Serum Anthrax Test – Indications, Procedure, Result
Anthrax serology test; Antibody test for anthrax; Serologic test for B anthracis The anthrax blood test looks for antibodies against Bacillus anthracis, the bacteria that cause…
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Serum Chloride Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
A chloride blood test (serum chloride) measures the level of chloride in your blood. Chloride is one of the electrolytes in your blood. Electrolytes are…
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Serum Chromium Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
A serum chromium blood test is used to determine chromium levels for deficiency or toxicity. Chromium is a mineral that the body uses in small…
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Serum Cortisol Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
The cortisol blood test measures the level of cortisol in the blood. Cortisol is a steroid (glucocorticoid) hormone produced by the adrenal gland. A…
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Serum DHEA-Sulfate /Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate Test
Serum DHEA-sulfate; Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate test; DHEA-sulfate - serum DHEAS Test (DHEA Sulfate Test) Healthcare providers use DHEAS tests to measure levels of a steroid hormone that…
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Serum Erythropoietin Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
The erythropoietin test measures the amount of a hormone called erythropoietin (EPO) in blood. The erythropoietin test measures the amount of a hormone called erythropoietin…
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Serum Ferritin Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Serum ferritin level; Iron deficiency anemia - ferritin The ferritin blood test measures the level of ferritin in the blood. Ferritin is a protein…
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Serum Free Hemoglobin Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Blood hemoglobin; Serum hemoglobin; Hemolytic anemia - free hemoglobin Serum-free hemoglobin is a blood test that measures the level of free hemoglobin in the…
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Serum Globulin Electrophoresis – Indications, Procedures, Results
A serum protein electrophoresis test measures the levels of the different types of globulins and other proteins in your blood. Your provider may order this…
