Category: Rx Lab Test (A – Z)

Joint fluid analysis; Joint fluid aspiration Synovial fluid analysis is a group of tests that examine joint (synovial) fluid. The tests help diagnose and...

Serum ferritin level; Iron deficiency anemia – ferritin The ferritin blood test measures the level of ferritin in the blood. Ferritin is a protein...

Fe+2; Ferric ion; Fe++; Ferrous ion; Iron – serum; Anemia – serum iron; Hemochromatosis – serum iron A serum iron test measures how much...

Sweat test; Sweat chloride; Iontophoretic sweat test Sweat electrolytes is a test that measures the level of chloride in sweat. Sweat chloride test is...

Iodine uptake test; RAIU Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) tests thyroid function. It measures how much radioactive iodine is taken up by your thyroid gland...

Intubation – endotracheal Endotracheal intubation is a medical procedure in which a tube is placed into the windpipe (trachea) through the mouth or nose....

Intravenous pyelography (IVP), or intravenous urography, is a diagnostic test that involves the administration of intravenous contrast and X-ray imaging of the urinary tract....

Pregnancy sonogram; Obstetric ultrasonography; Obstetric sonogram; Ultrasound – pregnancy; IUGR – ultrasound; Intrauterine growth – ultrasound; Polyhydramnios – ultrasound; Oligohydramnios – ultrasound; Placenta previa...

Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement; Glaucoma test; Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) Tonometry is a test to measure the pressure inside your eyes. The test is...

Peripheral vascular disease – Doppler; PVD – Doppler; PAD – Doppler; Blockage of leg arteries – Doppler; Intermittent claudication – Doppler; Arterial insufficiency of...

Parathormone; Parathormone (PTH) intact molecule; Intact PTH The PTH test measures the level of parathyroid hormone in the blood. PTH stands for parathyroid hormone....

Anti-insulin antibody test Insulin antibodies – serum; Insulin Ab test; Insulin resistance – insulin antibodies; Diabetes – insulin antibodies The anti-insulin antibody test checks...

PT; Pro-time; Anticoagulant-prothrombin time; Clotting time: time; INR; International normalized ratio Prothrombin time (PT) is a blood test that measures the time it takes...

Infant screening tests; Neonatal screening tests; The PKU test Newborn screening tests look for developmental, genetic, and metabolic disorders in the newborn baby. This...

Radioactive abscess scan; Abscess scan; Indium scan; Indium-labelled white blood cell scan A radioactive abscess scan looks for abscesses in the body using radioactive...

Total bilirubin – blood; Unconjugated bilirubin – blood; Indirect bilirubin – blood; Conjugated bilirubin – blood; Direct bilirubin – blood The bilirubin blood test...

Cystic fibrosis screening – neonatal; Immunoreactive trypsinogen; IRT test; CF – screening Neonatal cystic fibrosis screening is a blood test that screens newborns for cystic...

Serum trypsin; trypsin-like immunoreactivity; Serum trypsinogen; Immunoreactive trypsin Trypsinogen is a substance that is normally produced in the pancreas and released into the small...

Urine Urine immunofixation is a test to look for abnormal proteins in urine. How the Test is Performed You will need to supply a...

Iliac crest tap; Sternal tap; Leukemia – bone marrow aspiration; Aplastic anemia – bone marrow aspiration; Myelodysplastic syndrome – bone marrow aspiration; Thrombocytopenia –...