Category: Rx Lab Test (A – Z)

ICSH – blood test; Luteinizing hormone – blood test; Interstitial cell-stimulating hormone – blood test The LH blood test measures the amount of luteinizing...

ICP monitoring; CSF pressure monitoring Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring uses a device, placed inside the head. The monitor senses the pressure inside the skull...

A skin test is a check for immediate allergic reactions to as many as 50 different substances at once. This test is usually done...

Vertebral angiogram; Angiography – head; Carotid angiogram; Cervicocerebral catheter-based angiography; Intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography; IADSA Cerebral angiography is a procedure that uses a special...

Thyroglobulin antibody; Thyroiditis – thyroglobulin antibody; Hypothyroidism – thyroglobulin antibody; Thyroiditis – thyroglobulin antibody; Graves disease – thyroglobulin antibody; Underactive thyroid – thyroglobulin antibody...

TBG Blood Test (Thyroxine-Binding Globulin) is a kind of test to measure the level of a protein that moves in the bloodstream for thyroid hormone...

Hypokalemia test; K+ This test measures the amount of potassium in the fluid portion (serum) of the blood. Potassium (K+) helps nerves and muscles...

Ca+2; Serum calcium; Ca++; Hyperparathyroidism – calcium level; Osteoporosis – calcium level; Hypercalcemia – calcium level; Hypocalcemia – calcium level The calcium blood test...

TSH receptor stimulating antibody; Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin; Hypothyroidism – TSI; Hyperthyroidism – TSI; Goiter – TSI; Thyroiditis – TSI TSI stands for thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin....

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...

Human papilloma virus – testing; Abnormal Pap smear – HPV testing; LSIL-HPV testing, Low-grade dysplasia – HPV testing; HSIL – HPV testing; High-grade dysplasia...

The phosphorus blood test measures the amount of phosphate in the blood. Blood is drawn from a vein (venipuncture), usually from the inside of...

Human leukocyte antigen B27 HLA-B27 is a blood test to look for a protein that is found on the surface of white blood cells....

HLA typing; Tissue typing A histocompatibility antigen blood test looks at proteins called human leukocyte antigens (HLAs). These are found on the surface of...

HIV testing; HIV screening; HIV screening test; HIV confirmatory test In general, testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a 2-step process that...

Hepatitis A antibody test; Hepatitis B antibody test; Hepatitis C antibody test; Hepatitis D antibody test The hepatitis virus panel is a series of...

Bleeding scan, Tagged RBC scan; Hemorrhage – RBC scan An RBC nuclear scan uses small amounts of radioactive material to mark (tag) red blood...

Urine – hemoglobin A hemoglobinuria test is a urine test that checks for hemoglobin in the urine. How the Test is Performed A clean-catch (midstream)...

Beta-HCG in blood serum – qualitative; Human chorionic gonadotrophin – serum – qualitative; Pregnancy test – blood – qualitative; Serum HCG – qualitative; HCG...

Hgb; Hb; Anemia – Hb; Polycythemia – Hb Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The hemoglobin test measures how...