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Right Upper Quadrant Sonogram of Abdominal
Right upper quadrant sonogram Abdominal ultrasound is a type of imaging test. It is used to look at organs in the abdomen, including the liver, gallbladder,…
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RPR Test/Rapid Plasma Reagin Test – Indications, Procedures
Rapid plasma reagin test; Syphilis screening test RPR (rapid plasma reagin) is a screening test for syphilis. It looks for antibodies that are present in the…
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RSV Antibody Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
Respiratory syncytial virus antibody test; RSV serology A respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody test is a blood test that measures the levels of antibodies (immunoglobulins)…
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RSV Serology Test – Indications, Procedures, Results
RSV serology A respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody test is a blood test that measures the levels of antibodies (immunoglobulins) the body makes after infection…
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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 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…
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Serum Globulin Electrophoresis Test – 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…
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Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT) Test
Aspartate aminotransferase; Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; SGOT The SGOT test is a blood test that's part of a liver profile. It measures one of two…
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Serum Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin Hormone (HCG )Test
The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test is done to measure the amount of the hormone hCG in blood or urine to see if a woman…
