Short Name: DIGSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside used to treat congestive heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms, namely atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, which cannot be controlled by other medications. The main cardiac effects of Digoxin are: A decrease of conduction of electrical impulses through the AV node, making
Read moreShort Name: DHEASSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days DHEA-S is an androgen derived from DHEA and secreted by the adrenal cortex. It is present in the blood of both men and women, and plays a role in developing male secondary sexual characteristics at puberty. It can also be metabolized by the body into testosterone, androstenedione,
Read moreShort Name: D-DimerSample required: Citrate PlasmaResult Time: 1 Days D-Dimer is a byproduct of fibrinolysis; it is a small protein fragment present in the blood after a blood clot is degraded. D-dimer testing is of clinical use when there is a suspicion of DVT (Deep Venous Thrombosis), which causes swelling, pain, and tissue damage, or
Read moreShort Name: CMV PCRSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days
Read moreShort Name: CMV-MSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days Serological analysis of CMV is widely used. Primary infection results in seroconversion with the appearance and disappearance of IgM antibodies. IgM antibodies are the first to be produced by the body in response to a CMV infection. They are present in most individuals within a week or
Read moreShort Name: CMV-GSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days Serological analysis of CMV is widely used. Primary infection results in seroconversion with the appearance and disappearance of IgM antibodies. IgM antibodies are the first to be produced by the body in response to a CMV infection. They are present in most individuals within a week or
Read moreShort Name: CYSSample required: SerumResult Time: 3 Days Cystine is an amino acid generated by the union of two cysteine molecules, and is the chief sulfur-containing compound in protein. Cystinosis is a condition in which the body accumulates the amino acid cystine within cells forming crystals that can build up and damage the cells. These
Read moreShort Name: CFGSSample required: EDTA Whole BloodResult Time: 7 Days Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited genetic disease that affects primarily the GI and respiratory systems. It is carried as an autosomal recessive trait; the responsible gene being localized on the long arm of chromosome 7 which encodes a membrane-associated protein called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane
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