Category Archives: Medical Tests
By Ashley | January 15, 2010

Amino Acids Plasma - Plasma Amino Acid Test, Reasons, Preparation and Procedure to Conduct Plasma Amino Acid Test Plasma Amino Acid Test Plasma amino acids refers to a screening test conducted on infants that evaluates the quantities of amino ...

read more...

By Ashley | January 15, 2010

A stomach tap or abdominal tap refers to a procedure involving the removal of fluid from the abdomen. Under normal circumstances there is a small quantity of fluid present in the abdomen. However, certain conditions may arise wherein greater ...

read more...

By Ashley | January 15, 2010

An osmolality test measures the quantity of solutes present in the urine, stool or plasma. It can be ordered for several purposes such as evaluating the water balance of the body and, aiding in the investigation of hyponatremia., It aids in ...

read more...

By Ashley | January 11, 2010

The ankle brachial index screening test is done to predict peripheral arterial disease and gauge its severity. To conduct this test, blood pressure is measured at both the arm and the ankle. This test is performed twice: first when the patient is at ...

read more...

By Ashley | January 11, 2010

Arterial Blood Gas Test The arterial blood gas test is conducted to measure the acidity/alkalinity of the blood and the level of oxygenation. Usually, the body restores any imbalance in the pH changes by itself. However, those who suffer from an ...

read more...

By Ashley | January 6, 2010

The alanine transaminase test is one of the liver function tests that is used to confirm liver malfunction. Alanine transaminase is a liver enzyme that is part of the energy production cycle called the Kreb’s cycle in which energy is converted ...

read more...

By Ashley | December 18, 2009

Chorionic villus sampling - CVS, Reasons, Procedure and Preparation for Chorionic villus sampling CVS or Chorionic villus sampling Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a prenatal test conducted in the early stages of pregnancy in order to determine ...

read more...

By Ashley | December 16, 2009

Cancer Antigen 125 - Cancer Antigen Blood Test and CA125 Levels Cancer antigen 125 or CA 125 is a tumor marker that is used specifically in women to diagnose the possibility of ovarian cancer. This can also be used as a marker for other cancers ...

read more...