Short Name: PHENSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days Phenobarbital is a barbiturate, a highly addictive, sedating drug that depresses the nervous system. It is usually prescribed to prevent seizures or to relieve anxiety. Phenobarbital is used to treat epilepsy and other seizure disorders since the drug stabilizes electrical activity in the brain. This test is
Read moreShort Name: 798Sample required: SerumResult Time: 5 Days Parvovirus B19 DNA testing is performed primarily to detect active parvovirus infection in immune-compromised people who have acute or persistent anemia. These people will frequently not produce a sufficient amount of antibodies to detect or to resolve the infection. If a parvovirus B19 DNA test is POSITIVE,
Read moreShort Name: PTT1Sample required: Citrate PlasmaResult Time: 2 HR The partial thromboplastin time (PTT) is a performance indicator measuring the efficacy of both the “intrinsic” and the common coagulation pathways. Apart from detecting abnormalities in blood clotting, it is also used to monitor the treatment effects with heparin, a major anticoagulant. It is used in
Read moreShort Name: OSMOSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days The osmolality test is an indirect measurement of the number of particles (solutes) in a fluid (solvent). It is used to evaluate the water balance in the body and is based on the principle that changes in the number of solutes result in changes in the physical
Read moreShort Name: OCCSample required: StoolResult Time: 2 HR Fecal occult blood testing is performed on samples of stool in order to detect occult blood (blood that is not visible to the naked eye) in otherwise normal-colored stool. Fecal occult blood usually is a result of slow (often intermittent) bleeding from inside the upper or lower
Read moreShort Name: P BNPSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) is a neuro-hormone secreted by the ventricles of the heart in response to excessive stretching of heart muscle and changes in pressure that occurs when heart failure develops or worsens. This test is used to help diagnose heart failure and to grade
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