RX Lab Tests A-Z
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Fetal-Maternal Erythrocyte Distribution Test
Kleihauer-Betke stain; Flow cytometry - fetal-maternal erythrocyte distribution; Rh incompatibility - erythrocyte distribution The fetal-maternal erythrocyte distribution test is used to measure the number…
Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Lung cancer - bronchoscopy; Pneumonia - bronchoscopy; Chronic lung disease - bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy is a test to view the airways and diagnose…
Fibrin Degradation Products – Indications, Procedures, Results
FDPs; FSPs; Fibrin split products; Fibrin breakdown products Fibrin degradation products (FDPs) are the substances left behind when clots dissolve in the blood. Blood…
Fibrin Degradation Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
FDPs; FSPs; Fibrin split products; Fibrin breakdown products Fibrin degradation products (FDPs) are the substances left behind when clots dissolve in the blood. Blood…
Fibrinogen Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Serum fibrinogen; Plasma fibrinogen; Factor I; Hypofibrinogenemia test Fibrinogen is a protein produced by the liver. This protein helps stop bleeding by helping blood…
Fibrinopeptide A Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Fibrinopeptide A is a substance released as blood clots in your body. A test can be done to measure the level of this substance…
Fine Needle Aspiration – Indications, Procedure, Results
Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid gland is a procedure to remove thyroid cells for examination. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located…
Fine Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid Test
Thyroid nodule fine needle aspirate biopsy; Biopsy - thyroid - skinny-needle; Skinny-needle thyroid biopsy; Thyroid nodule - aspiration; Thyroid cancer - aspiration Fine needle…
Fine Needle Biopsy of The Prostate – Indications, Procedures
Fine needle biopsy of the prostate; Core biopsy of the prostate; Targeted prostate biopsy; Prostate biopsy - transrectal ultrasound (TRUS); Stereotactic transperineal prostate biopsy…
Fluorescein Angiography – Indications, Procedures, Results
Retinal photography; Eye angiography; Retinopathy - fluorescein Fluorescein angiography is an eye test that uses a special dye and camera to look at blood…
Fluorescein Angiography Indications – Procedures, Results
Retinal photography; Eye angiography; Retinopathy - fluorescein Fluorescein angiography is an eye test that uses a special dye and camera to look at blood…
Fluorescein Eye Stain Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
This is a test that uses orange dye (fluorescein) and blue light to detect foreign bodies in the eye. This test can also detect…
Fluorescein Retinal Angiography – Indications, Procedures, Results
Retinal photography; Eye angiography; Retinopathy - fluorescein Fluorescein angiography is an eye test that uses a special dye and camera to look at blood…
Fluoroquinolone; Types, Mechanism, Indications
Fluoroquinolones antibiotic is any member of a large group of broad-spectrum bactericides that share a bicyclic core structure related to the compound 4-quinolone.They are used in human and veterinary medicine to treat…
Flushable Reagent Stool Blood Test
Stool occult blood test - flushable home test; Fecal occult blood test - flushable home test A flushable reagent stool blood test is an…
Folic Acid Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Folate - test Folic acid is a type of B vitamin. This article discusses the test to measure the amount of folic acid in…
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Test – Indications, Procedures
Follicle-stimulating hormone The follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) blood test measures the level of FSH in blood. FSH is a hormone released by the pituitary gland,…
Foraminal Nerve Compression Test
A physical examination technique that reduces the opening of the foramen may demonstrate if there is pressure upon the exiting spinal nerve. The test is…
Fractional Excretion of Sodium
FE sodium; FENa Fractional excretion of sodium is the amount of salt (sodium) that leaves the body through urine compared to the amount filtered…
Free T4 Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Thyroxine test; Total T4 test T4 (thyroxine) is the main hormone produced by the thyroid gland. A laboratory test can be done to measure…
FTA-ABS Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test The FTA-ABS test is a blood test to detect antibodies to the bacteria Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis. How the Test…
Fundamental Blood Test
A fundamental blood test means is a leading or primary principle, overall test, which serves as the groundwork of a system essential part of…
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase blood test
Galactosemia screen; GALT; Gal-1-PUT Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase is a blood test that measures the level of a substance called GALT, which helps break down milk…
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase blood test
Galactosemia screen; GALT; Gal-1-PUT Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase is a blood test that measures the level of a substance called GALT, which helps break down milk…
