Short Name: PRO-SUSample required: UrineResult Time: 1 Days Proteins are not normally found in the urine. When the kidneys are functioning normally, they retain or reabsorb filtered proteins and return them to the blood. However, if the kidneys are damaged, they become less effective at filtering, and detectible amounts of protein begin to find their
Read moreShort Name: PRO-24Sample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days Proteins are not normally found in the urine. When the kidneys are functioning normally, they retain or reabsorb filtered proteins and return them to the blood. However, if the kidneys are damaged, they become less effective at filtering, and detectible amounts of protein begin to find their
Read moreShort Name: PROTSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days There are two classes of proteins, albumin and globulin, found in the blood. Albumin is a carrier of many small molecules, but its main purpose is to keep fluid from leaking out of blood vessels through osmotic pressure. Globulin proteins include enzymes, antibodies, and more than 500
Read moreShort Name: PE CSFSample required: UrineResult Time: 4 Days Urine protein electrophoresis is usually ordered to help diagnose the cause and estimate the severity of protein excretion due to kidney damage or disease. This damage or disease may be due to diabetes, chronic inflammation, an autoimmune condition, or a malignancy. In this case, electrophoresis is
Read moreShort Name: PRO-ELESample required: SerumResult Time: 4 Days Protein electrophoresis is a method for separating the proteins found in serum or urine. Electrophoresis is a simple, rapid and highly sensitive tool that is based on the fact that charged molecules will migrate through a gel matrix upon application of an electric field. Serum proteins are
Read moreShort Name: PRLSample required: SerumResult Time: 2 HR Prolactin is a peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary according to a circadian rhythm. Its main function is the induction and maintenance of lactation but it is also important in fertility by virtue of its key, direct action on the ovaries or testicles. Prolactin levels are
Read moreShort Name: PROGESample required: SerumResult Time: 2 HR Progesterone is a steroid hormone derived from pregnenolone (and cholesterol) in the corpus luteum during the post-ovulation phase of the menstrual cycle, and in the placenta up until delivery. Its secretion is stimulated by Luteinizing Hormone (LH). Since progesterone levels vary throughout the menstrual cycle, multiple (serial)
Read moreShort Name: PRCALSample required: EDTA Whole BloodResult Time: 1 Days Procalcitonin (PCT) is a precursor to the thyroid hormone calcitonin. It is normally produced by special cells in the thyroid gland called C-cells and is present in low levels in the blood. It may also be made by other cells in the body when stimulated
Read moreShort Name: PREG-SSample required: SerumResult Time: 2 HR Pregnancy tests look for chemical markers associated with pregnancy. These markers are found in urine and blood. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is one of these markers produced by the trophoblast cells of the fertilised ovum (blastocyst).
Read moreShort Name: K-SUSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days Urinary potassium may be INCREASED with primary or secondary aldosteronism, glucocorticoids, alkalosis, renal tubular acidosis, or excess potassium intake. Potassium DECREASES with acute renal failure, potassium-sparing diuretics, diarrhea, hypokalemia, and is also associated with Addisons disease. See Potassium, Serum
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