RX Lab Tests A-Z
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Plasma Amino Acids Test – Indications, Procedure, Results
Plasma amino acids is a screening test done on infants that looks at the amounts of amino acids in the blood. Amino acids are the building…
Plasma Amino Acids Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Amino acids blood test Plasma amino acids is a screening test done on infants that looks at the amounts of amino acids in the blood. Amino…
Plasma cholinesterase – Indications, Procedures, Results
Cholinesterase - blood Acetylcholinesterase; RBC (or erythrocyte) cholinesterase; Pseudocholinesterase; Plasma cholinesterase; Butyrylcholinesterase; Serum cholinesterase Serum cholinesterase is a blood test that looks at levels…
Plasma Cholinesterase Test; Butyrylcholinesterase
Plasma cholinesterase; Butyrylcholinesterase; Serum cholinesterase Serum cholinesterase is a blood test that looks at levels of 2 substances that help the nervous system work…
Plasma Cholinesterase Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Plasma cholinesterase; Butyrylcholinesterase; Serum cholinesterase Serum cholinesterase is a blood test that looks at levels of 2 substances that help the nervous system work…
Plasma Fibrinogen Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Plasma fibrinogen; Factor I; Hypofibrinogenemia test Fibrinogen is a protein produced by the liver. This protein helps stop bleeding by helping blood clots to…
Plasma Renin Activity; Random plasma renin; PRA
Plasma renin activity; Random plasma renin; PRA The renin test measures the level of renin in blood. Plasma renin activity; Random plasma renin; PRA.…
Plasma Renin Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Random plasma renin; PRA The renin test measures the level of renin in blood. How the Test is Performed A blood sample is needed . How…
Plasmapheresis – Indications, Contraindications
Plasmapheresis is a therapeutic intervention that involves extracorporeal removal, return, or exchange of blood plasma or components. The underlying mechanism of this procedure is…
Platelet Aggregation Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
The platelet aggregation blood test checks how well platelets, a part of blood, clump together and cause blood to clot. How the Test is Performed…
Platelet Count Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Thrombocyte count A platelet count is a lab test to measure how many platelets you have in your blood. Platelets are parts of the…
Porphyrins Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Protoporphyrin levels; Porphyrins -- total; Coproporphyrin levels; PROTO test Porphyrins help form many important substances in the body. One of these is hemoglobin, the…
Potassium Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Hypokalemia test; K+ This test measures the amount of potassium in the fluid portion (serum) of the blood. Potassium (K+) helps nerves and muscles…
Pregnancy Glucose Screening Tests – Indications, Procedures, Results
Oral glucose tolerance test - pregnancy; OGTT - pregnancy; Glucose challenge test - pregnancy; Gestational diabetes - glucose screening A glucose screening test is…
Proctosigmoidoscopy – Indications, Procedures, Results
Proctosigmoidoscopy; Rigid sigmoidoscopy; Colon cancer sigmoidoscopy; Colorectal sigmoidoscopy; Rectal sigmoidoscopy; Gastrointestinal bleeding - sigmoidoscopy; Rectal bleeding - sigmoidoscopy; Melena - sigmoidoscopy; Blood in stool…
Progesterone Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
17-hydroxyprogesterone; Progesterone - 17-OH 17-OH progesterone is a blood test that measures the amount of 17-OH progesterone. This is a hormone produced by the adrenal…
Prolactin blood test
Prolactin is a hormone released by the pituitary gland. The prolactin test measures the amount of prolactin in the blood. How the Test is…
Prolactin blood test – Indications, Procedure, Results
Prolactin is a hormone released by the pituitary gland. The prolactin test measures the amount of prolactin in the blood. How the Test is…
Prolactin Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
PRL; Galactorrhea - prolactin test; Infertility - prolactin test; Amenorrhea - prolactin test; Breast leakage - prolactin test; Prolactinoma - prolactin test; Pituitary tumor…
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test
Prostate-specific antigen; Prostate cancer screening test; PSA Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by prostate cells. The PSA test is done to help…
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test
Prostate-specific antigen; Prostate cancer screening test; PSA Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by prostate cells. The PSA test is done to help…
Protein C Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Protein C is a normal substance in the body that prevents blood clotting. A blood test can be done to see how much of…
Protein electrophoresis /Lipoprotein electrophoresis
Lipoprotein electrophoresis This lab test measures the types of protein in the fluid (serum) part of a blood sample. This fluid is called serum.…
Protein S Blood Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Protein S is a normal substance in your body that prevents blood clotting. A blood test can be done to see how much of…
