Mosby’s® Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 16th Edition

Mosby’s® Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 16th Edition:

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
reviewers
preface
list of figures
user’s guide to test preparation and procedures
A
acetylcholine receptor antibody panel (AChR Ab, Anti–AChR antibody)
activated clotting time (ACT, Activated coagulation time)
adiponectin
adrenal steroid precursors (Androstenediones [AD], Dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA], Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate [DHEA S], 11-Deoxycortisol, 17-Hydroxyprogesterone, 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, Pregnenolone)
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, Corticotropin)
adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test with cosyntropin (ACTH stimulation test, Cortisol stimulation test)
adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test with metyrapone (ACTH stimulation test with metyrapone, Metyrapone test)
age-related macular degeneration risk analysis (ARMD risk analysis, Y402H, and A69S)
alanine aminotransferase (ALT, formerly Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase [SGPT])
aldolase
aldosterone
alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
allergy blood testing (IgE antibody test, Radioallergosorbent test [RAST])
allergy skin testing
alpha1-antitrypsin (A1AT, AAT, Alpha1-antitrypsin phenotyping)
alpha defensin test (Synovasure)
alpha-fetoprotein (AFP, a1-Fetoprotein)
aluminum (Chromium and other Heavy Metals)
amino acid profiles (Amino acid screen)
ammonia level
amniocentesis (Amniotic fluid analysis)
amylase
amyloid beta protein precursor, soluble (sBPP, APP, and Tau protein, AB42/AB40 ratio)
angiotensin
angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE, Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme [SACE])
anion gap (AG, R factor)
anticentromere antibody test (Centromere antibody)
antichromatin antibody test (Antinucleosome antibody [anti-NCS], Antihistone antibody test [anti-HST, AHA])
anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, CCP IgG anti-CCP) and anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV)
antidiuretic hormone (ADH, Vasopressin)
anti-DNA antibody test (Anti–deoxyribonucleic acid antibodies, Antibody to double-stranded DNA, Anti–double-stranded DNA, Anti–ds-DNA, DNA antibody, Native double-stranded DNA)
antiextractable nuclear antigens (Anti-ENAs, Antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens, Antihistidyl transfer synthase [anti–Jo-1], Antiribonucleoprotein [anti-RNP], Anti-Smith [anti-SM])
antifactor Xa (Anti-Xa)
antiglomerular basement membrane antibodies (Anti-GBM antibody, AGBM, Glomerular basement antibody, Goodpasture antibody)
antiglycan antibodies (Crohn’s disease prognostic panel, Multiple sclerosis antibody panel)
antiliver/kidney microsomal type 1 antibodies (Anti-LKM-1 antibodies)
antimitochondrial antibody (AMA)
antimyocardial antibody
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)
antinuclear antibody (ANA)
antiparietal cell antibody (APCA)
anti-PM/Scl-75 and anti-PM/Scl-100 antibodies (PM/Scl-75 and PM/Scl-100 antibodies)
anti-RNA polymerase antibody (anti-RNA polymerase I, II, III, RNAP, ARA)
antiscleroderma antibody (Scl-70 antibody, Anti-topoisomerase I, Scleroderma antibody, RNA polymerase III antibody)
antismooth muscle antibody (ASMA)
antispermatozoal antibody (Sperm agglutination and inhibition, Sperm antibodies, Antisperm antibodies, Infertility screen)
anti–SS-A (RO), anti–SS-B (LA), and anti–SS-C antibodies (Anti-Ro, Anti-La, Sj?gren antibodies)
antithrombin activity and antigen assay (Antithrombin III [AT-III] activity/assay, Functional antithrombin III assay, Heparin cofactor, Immunologic antithrombin III, Serine protease inhibitor)
antithyroglobulin antibody (Thyroid autoantibody, Thyroid antithyroglobulin antibody, Thyroglobulin antibody, Thyroid antigen thyroglobulin)
antithyroid peroxidase antibody (Anti-TPO, TPO-Ab, Antithyroid microsomal antibody, Thyroid autoantibody)
apolipoproteins
apt test (Downey test, Qualitative fetal hemoglobin stool test, Stool for swallowed blood)
arterial blood gases (ABGs, blood gases)
arteriography (Angiography)
arthrocentesis with synovial fluid analysis
arthroscopy
aspartate aminotransferase (AST; Formerly called serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])
B
barium enema (BE, Lower GI series)
barium swallow
basic metabolic profile (BMP, Chemistry panel, Chem 7, Sequential multiple analysis [SMA] 7, SMAC 7, Chemistry Screen)
Bence Jones protein (Free kappa and lambda light chains)
beta-hydroxybutyrate (Beta-hydroxybutyric acid)
11 beta-prostaglandin F (2) alpha
bile acids (Cholic acid, Chenodeoxycholic acid, Deoxycholic acid, Ursodeoxycholic acid)
bilirubin
bladder cancer markers (Bladder tumor antigen [BTA], Nuclear matrix protein 22 [NMP22])
bleeding scan (Gastrointestinal bleeding scan, Abdominal scintigraphy, GI scintigraphy)
blood culture and sensitivity
blood smear (Peripheral blood smear, Red blood cell [RBC] morphology, RBC smear)
blood typing (Blood group microarray testing)
blood urea nitrogen (BUN, urea nitrogen)
bone densitometry (Bone mineral content [BMC], Bone mineral density [BMD], DEXA scan)
bone marrow biopsy (Bone marrow examination, Bone marrow aspiration)
bone scan
bone turnover markers (BTMs, N-telopeptide [NTx], Bone collagen equivalents [BCEs], Osteocalcin [bone G1 a protein, BGP, osteocalc], Pyridinium [PYD] crosslinks, Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase [BSAP], Amino-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen [P1NP], C-telopeptide [CTx])
bone x-ray
brain scan (Cisternogram, Cerebral blood flow, DaT scan)
brain trauma indicator (BTI, Concussion biomarkers, Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 [UCH-L1], Glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP])
breast cancer tumor analysis (DNA ploidy status, S-phase fraction, Cathepsin D, HER-2 [c erbB2, neu] protein, p53 protein, Ki67 protein)
bronchoscopy
C
calcitonin (Human calcitonin [HCT], Thyrocalcitonin)
calcium (Total/ionized calcium, Ca, Serum calcium)
caloric study (Oculovestibular reflex study, Caloric stimulation)
cancer tumor markers (Tumor markers [TMs], Tumor-associated markers)
carbon dioxide content (CO2 content, CO2 combining power)
carboxyhemoglobin (COHb, Carbon monoxide)
cardiac catheterization (Coronary angiography, Ventriculography)
cardiac nuclear scan (Myocardial perfusion scan, Myocardial perfusion imaging, Myocardial scan, Cardiac scan, Heart scan, Thallium scan, MUGA scan, Isonitrile scan, Sestamibi cardiac scan, Cardiac flow studies, and Nuclear stress test)
cardiac stress testing (Exercise stress testing; Nuclear stress testing; Echo stress testing)
carotid artery duplex scanning (Carotid ultrasound)
cell-free maternal DNA testing (Prenatal cell-free DNA screening, Noninvasive prenatal testing [NIPT], cell-free DNA in maternal blood, cf DNA screening)
cell surface immunophenotyping (Flow cytometry cell surface immunophenotyping, Lymphocyte immunophenotyping, AIDS T-lymphocyte cell markers, CD4 marker, CD4/CD8 ratio, CD4 percentage)
ceruloplasmin (Cp)
cervical biopsy (LEEP procedure, Cone biopsy)
chest x-ray (CXR)
Chlamydia
chloride, blood (CL)
cholesterol
cholinesterase (CHS, Pseudocholinesterase [PChE], Cholinesterase RBC, Red blood cell cholinesterase, Acetylcholinesterase)
chorionic villus sampling (CVS, Chorionic villus biopsy [CVB])
chromosome karyotype (Blood chromosome analysis, Chromosome studies, Cytogenetics, Karyotype)
Clostridium difficile (C. diff, Clostridial toxin assay)
coagulating factors concentration (Coagulating factors, Blood-clotting factors)
coagulation profile (Coagulation panel)
cold agglutinins
colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, anoscopy
Colo-rectal cancer tumor analysis (Microsatellite instability [MSI] testing, DNA mismatch repair [MMR] genetic testing, BRAF mutation analysis, Oncotype DX colon cancer assay)
colposcopy
complement assay (Total, C3 and C4 complement)
complete blood count and differential count (CBC and diff)
comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP, Chem 12, Chemistry panel, SMA 12 (Sequential Multiple Analysis), SMA 20
computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis (CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, Helical/spiral CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis)
computed tomography angiography (CTA, CT arteriography)
computed tomography of the chest (Chest CT scan, Helical/spiral CT scan of the chest, CT of the chest)
computed tomography of the extremity (CT scan of the extremity, CT lower extremity, CT upper extremity, CT of the shoulder, wrist, hand, finger, knee, hip, ankle, foot)
computed tomography of the head (CT scan of the brain, Helical/spiral CT scan of the brain, CT of the head)
computed tomography of the heart (Coronary CT angiography [CCTA], Cardiac CT, Coronary calcium score)
computed tomography of the neck (CT scan of the neck)
computed tomography, spine (CT cervical spine [CT C-Spine], CT thoracic spine [CT T-Spine], CT lumbosacral spine [CT LS-Spine])
Coombs test, direct (Direct antiglobulin test [DAT])
Coombs test, indirect (Blood antibody screening, Indirect antiglobulin test [IAT])
corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test (CRH stimulation test)
cortisol, blood, urine, saliva (Hydrocortisone, Serum cortisol, Salivary cortisol, Total cortisol, Free cortisol)
COVID-19 testing (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2], Novel coronavirus 2 [2019-nCoV])
C-peptide (Connecting peptide insulin, Insulin C-peptide, Proinsulin C-peptide)
C-reactive protein test (CRP, High-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP], Ultra-sensitive CRP)
creatine kinase (CK, Creatine phosphokinase [CPK])
creatinine, blood (Serum creatinine)
creatinine clearance (CC, Estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR])
cryoglobulin
cystography (Cystogram, Cystourethrography, Voiding cystography, Voiding cystourethrography [VCUG])
cystoscopy (Endourology)
cytokines (interleukins)
cytolethal distending toxin B (CdtB) and antivinculin antibodies
cytomegalovirus (CMV)
D
D-dimer (Fragment D-dimer, Fibrin degradation product [FDP], Fibrin split products)
delta-aminolevulinic acid (Aminolevulinic acid [ALA], d-ALA)
dental x-ray (Dental radiography)
dexamethasone suppression test (DST, Prolonged/rapid DST, Cortisol suppression test, ACTH suppression test)
diabetes mellitus autoantibody panel (diabetes-associated autoantibodies, Insulin autoantibody [IAA], Islet cell antibody [ICA], Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody [GAD Ab])
2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG in erythrocytes)
disseminated intravascular coagulation screening (DIC screening)
drug monitoring (Therapeutic drug monitoring [TDM], drug sensitivity genotyping)
E
echocardiography (Cardiac echo, Heart sonogram, Transthoracic echocardiography [TTE])
electrocardiography (Electrocardiogram [ECG, EKG])
electroencephalography (Electroencephalogram [EEG])
electromyography (EMG)
electromyography of the pelvic floor sphincter (Pelvic floor sphincter electromyography, Pelvic floor sphincter EMG, Rectal EMG procedure)
electroneurography (ENG, Nerve conduction studies)
electronystagmography (Electrooculography)
electrophysiologic study (EPS, Cardiac mapping)
endometrial biopsy
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Epstein-Barr virus testing (EBV antibody titer)
erythrocyte fragility (Osmotic fragility [OF], Red blood cell fragility)
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR, Sed rate test)
erythropoietin (EPO)
esophageal function studies (Esophageal manometry, Esophageal motility studies)
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD, Upper gastrointestinal [UGI] endoscopy, Gastroscopy)
estrogen fractions (Estriol excretion, Estradiol, Estrone)
estrogen receptor assay (ER assay, ERA, Estradiol receptor)
ethanol (Ethyl alcohol, Blood alcohol, Blood EtOH)
evoked potential studies (EP studies, Evoked brain potentials, Evoked responses)
F
factor V leiden (FVL, Leiden factor V, Mutation analysis)
febrile antibodies (Febrile agglutinins)
fecal calprotectin
fecal fat (Fat absorption, Quantitative stool fat determination)
ferritin
fetal biophysical profile (Biophysical profile [BPP])
fetal contraction stress test (Contraction stress test [CST], Oxytocin challenge test [OCT])
fetal fibronectin (fFN, Fibronectin)
fetal hemoglobin (Kleihauer–Betke)
fetal nonstress test (Nonstress test [NST], Fetal activity determination)
fetal scalp blood pH
fetoscopy
fibrinogen (Factor I, Quantitative fibrinogen)
fluorescein angiography (FA, Ocular photography)
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
folic acid (Folate)
fungal testing (Antifungal antibodies; Beta-D-glucan, (1,3)- ?-D-glucan, Fungitell, Fungal culture, Fungal antigen assay, Fungal PCR testing)
G
galectin-3 (GAL-3)
gallbladder nuclear scanning (Hepatobiliary scintigraphy, Cholescintigraphy, DISIDA scanning, HIDA scanning)
gallium scan
gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP, ?-GTP, Gamma-glutamyl transferase [GGT])
gastric emptying scan
gastrin
gastroesophageal reflux scan (GE reflux scan, Aspiration scan)
genetic testing (Breast cancer [BRCA] and ovarian cancer, Colon cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Tay–Sachs disease, Cystic fibrosis, Melanoma, Hemochromatosis, Thyroid cancer, Paternity [parentage analysis], Forensic genetic testing)
genomic cancer testing (Oncotype DX, Genotyping, Genomics)
gliadin, endomysial, and tissue transglutaminase antibodies (Celiac serology, Deamidated gliadin peptide [DGP], Endomysial antibody [EMA], Tissue transglutaminase [tTG] )
glucagon
glucose, blood (Blood sugar, Fasting blood sugar [FBS])
glucose, postprandial (2-Hour postprandial glucose [2-Hour PPG], 1-Hour glucose screen)
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD screen, G-6-PD quantification, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase [G-6-PD] deficiency DNA sequencing)
glucose tolerance test (GTT, Oral glucose tolerance test [OGTT])
glycosylated hemoglobin (GHb, GHB, Glycohemoglobin, Glycolated hemoglobin, Hemoglobin [Hb A1c], Diabetic control index)
growth hormone (GH, Human growth hormone [HGH], Somatotropin hormone [SH])
growth hormone stimulation test (GH provocation test, Insulin tolerance test [ITT], Arginine test, Glucagon Stimulation test)
H
haptoglobin
Heinz body preparation
Helicobacter pylori testing (Anti–Helicobacter pylori antibody, Campylobacter-like organism [CLO] test, H. pylori stool antigen, Urea Breath Test [UBT])
hematocrit (Hct, Packed red blood cell volume, Packed cell volume [PCV])
hemoglobin (Hb, Hgb)
hemoglobin electrophoresis (Hgb electrophoresis)
hepatitis virus studies
herpes simplex (Herpesvirus types 1 and 2, Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 [HSV 1, HSV 2], Herpes genitalis)
hexosaminidase (Hexosaminidase A, Hex A, Total hexosaminidase, Hexosaminidase A and B)
HIV drug resistance testing (HIV genotype)
HIV RNA quantification (HIV viral load)
HIV serologic and virologic testing (AIDS immunoassay, Acquired immunodeficiency serology, AIDS screen, Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] antibody test, Western blot test, p24 direct antigen, HIV-RNA viral test)
Holter monitoring
homocysteine (Hcy)
human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG, Pregnancy tests, hCG beta subunit)
human lymphocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27 antigen, Human leukocyte A antigen, White blood cell antigens, Histocompatibility leukocyte A antigen)
human papillomavirus (HPV test, HPV DNA testing, HPV Genotyping, HPV mRNA testing)
human placental lactogen (hPL, Human chorionic somatomammotropin [HCS])
human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) I/II antibody
17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OCHS)
5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)
21-hydroxylase antibodies
hysterosalpingography (Uterotubography, Uterosalpingography, Hysterogram)
hysteroscopy
I
immunoglobulin quantification
insulin assay
insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1, Somatomedin C, Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins [IGF BP])
intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
intrinsic factor antibody (IF ab)
iron level and total iron-binding capacity (Fe and TIBC, Transferrin saturation, Transferrin)
ischemia-modified albumin (IMA)
K
kidney stone analysis (Urinary stone analysis, Renal calculus analysis)
L
lactic acid (Lactate)
lactic dehydrogenase (LDH, Lactate dehydrogenase)
lactoferrin
lactose tolerance test (Hydrogen breath test)
Legionnaires disease antibody test
leucine aminopeptidase (LAP)
lipase (Pancreatic lipase, Lipoprotein lipase)
lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2 PLAC test)
lipoproteins (High-density lipoproteins [HDLs, HDL-C], Low-density lipoproteins [LDLs, LDL-C], Very-low-density lipoproteins [VLDLs], lipoprotein (a), Lipoprotein electrophoresis, Lipoprotein phenotyping, Lipid fractionation, Non-HDL cholesterol, Lipid profile)
liquid biopsy (Fluid biopsy, Fluid phase biopsy, Cell free circulating DNA [cfDNA, ctDNA], Circulating tumor cells)
liver biopsy
liver function tests (LFTs, Liver profile, Hepatic function panel)
liver/spleen scanning (Liver scanning)
lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid examination (LP and CSF examination, Spinal tap, Cerebrospinal fluid analysis)
lung biopsy
lung scan (Ventilation/perfusion scanning [VPS], Pulmonary scintiphotography, V/Q scan)
luteinizing hormone (LH assay, Lutropin) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) assay
lyme disease test
M
magnesium
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging [NMRI])
malaria testing
mammography (Mammogram)
marijuana (THC) test (Cannabinoid or cannabis testing, Tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] testing)
maternal screen testing (Maternal triple screen, Maternal quadruple screen)
measles rubeola antibody
Meckel diverticulum nuclear scan
mediastinoscopy
metal testing (lead, arsenic, mercury)
metanephrine, plasma free (Fractionated metanephrines)
methemoglobin (Hemoglobin M)
microalbumin (MA)
microglobulin (Beta2-microglobulin [?2m], Alpha-1-microglobulin, Retinol binding protein)
mononucleosis rapid test (Mononuclear heterophil test, Heterophil antibody test, Monospot test)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae testing
myelography (Myelogram)
myoglobin
N
natriuretic peptides (Atrial natriuretic peptide [ANP], Brain natriuretic peptide [BNP], N-terminal fragment of pro–brain [B-type] natriuretic peptide [NT–pro-BNP], C-type natriuretic peptide [CNP], Ventricular natriuretic peptide, CHF peptides)
neuron-specific enolase (NSE)
neutrophil antibody screen (Granulocyte antibodies, Polymorphonucleocyte antibodies [PMN ab], Antigranulocyte antibodies, Antineutrophil antibodies, Neutrophil antibodies, Leukoagglutinin)
neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin (NGAL, Lipocalin-2)
newborn metabolic screening
nicotine and metabolites (Nicotine, Cotinine, 3-Hydroxy Cotinine, Nornicotine, Anabasine)
5′-nucleotidase
O
Type of test
octreotide scan (Carcinoid nuclear scan, Neuroendocrine nuclear scan)
osmolality, blood (Serum osmolality)
osmolality, urine (Urine osmolality)
ovarian reserve testing (Inhibin b, Anti-müllerian hormone [AMH], Antral follicular count [AFC], clomiphene citrate challenge test [CCCT])
oximetry (Pulse oximetry, Oxygen saturation)
P
pancreatic elastase (PE, EL1, Elastase-1, Fecal Elastase)
pancreatic enzymes (Pancreatic secretory test, Amylase, Lipase, Trypsin, Chymotrypsin)
pancreatobiliary fish testing
Papanicolaou smear (Pap smear, Pap test, Cytologic test for cancer, Liquid-based cervical cytology [LBCC], ThinPrep)
paracentesis (Peritoneal fluid analysis, Ascitic fluid cytology, Peritoneal tap)
parathyroid hormone (PTH, Parathormone)
parathyroid scan (Parathyroid scintigraphy)
Parkinson disease testing
partial thromboplastin time, activated (APTT, Partial thromboplastin time [PTT])
parvovirus B19 antibody
pepsinogen
pericardiocentesis (Pericardial tap)
pheochromocytoma suppression and provocative testing (Clonidine suppression test [CST], Glucagon stimulation test)
phosphate (PO4, Phosphorus [P])
phosphatidylinositol antigen (PI-Linked antigen)
phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies (Anti-pla2r)
phospholipid antibodies (aPL antibodies, aPLA, Anticardiolipin antibodies [aCL Antibodies], ACA, Cardiolipin antibodies, Antiphospholipid antibodies, Beta-2 glycoprotein 1 antibody, Lupus anticoagulant [LA])
placental growth factor (PGF)
plasminogen (Fibrinolysin)
plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 antigen/activity (PAI-1)
platelet aggregation test (Ristocetin test)
platelet antibody (Antiplatelet antibody detection)
platelet count (Thrombocyte count)
platelet function assay (Platelet closure time, PCT, Aspirin resistance tests, Bleeding time [BT], 11-Dehydro-thromboxane B2)
platelet volume, mean (Mean platelet volume [MPV])
plethysmography, arterial (Ankle-brachial index [ABI])
pleural biopsy
porphyrins and porphobilinogens
positron emission tomography (PET scan)
postcoital test (Postcoital cervical mucus test, Cervical mucus sperm penetration test)
potassium, blood (K)
potassium, urine (K)
prealbumin (PAB, Thyroxine-binding prealbumin [TBPA], Transthyretin)
pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A)
pregnanediol
primary immunodeficiency genetic testing (PID genetic testing, Genetic testing for PID)
procalcitonin (PCT, ProCT)
progesterone assay
progesterone receptor assay (PR assay, PRA, PgR)
prolactin levels (PRLs)
prostate-specific antigen (PSA, Prostate cancer gene 3 [PCA3], MI-prostate score [MiPS])
protein (Protein electrophoresis, Immunofixation electrophoresis [IFE], Serum protein electrophoresis [SPEP], Albumin, Globulin, Total protein)
protein C, protein S
prothrombin time (PT, Protime, International normalized ratio [INR])
pulmonary angiography (Pulmonary arteriography)
pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
pyelography (Intravenous pyelography [IVP], Excretory urography [EUG], Intravenous urography [IUG, IVU], Retrograde pyelography, Antegrade pyelography)
R
rabies-neutralizing antibody test
red blood cell count (RBC count, Erythrocyte count)
red blood cell indices (RBC indices, Blood indices)
renal biopsy (Kidney biopsy)
renal scanning (Kidney scan, Radiorenography, Radionuclide renal imaging, Nuclear imaging of the kidney, DSMA renal scan, DTPA renal scan, Captopril renal scan)
renin assay, plasma (Plasma renin activity [PRA], Plasma renin concentration [PRC])
reticulocyte count (Retic count)
rheumatoid factor (RF)
ribosome P antibodies (Ribosomal P Ab, Anti–ribosome P antibodies)
rubella antibody test (German measles test)
S
salivary gland nuclear imaging (Parotid gland nuclear imaging)
semen analysis (Sperm count, Sperm examination)
serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT], Chromogranin A)
sexual assault testing (Rape testing)
sexually transmitted disease testing (STD testing)
sialography
sickle cell screen (Sickledex, Hemoglobin [Hgb] S test)
skin biopsy (Cutaneous immunofluorescence biopsy, Skin biopsy antibodies, Skin immunohistopathology, Direct immunofluorescence antibody test)
skull x-ray
sleep studies (Polysomnography [PSG])
small bowel follow-through (SBFT, Small bowel enema)
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth test (SIBO test, Lactulose breath test)
sodium (Na), blood
sodium (Na), urine
spinal x-ray (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Coccygeal x-ray studies)
sputum culture and sensitivity (C&S, Culture and Gram stain)
sputum cytology
stool cancer screening (Stool for occult blood, Stool for OB, Fecal occult blood test [FOBT], Fecal immunotest [FIT], DNA stool sample, Colon cancer screening)
stool culture (Stool for culture and sensitivity [C&S], Stool for ova and parasites [O&P])
stool for leukocytes (White blood cell stool test, Fecal leukocyte stain, Stool for white cells)
Streptococcus serologic testing (Antistreptolysin O titer [ASO], Antideoxyribonuclease-B titer, [Anti-DNase-B, ADNase-B, ADB], Streptococcus group B antigen detection, Streptozyme)
substance abuse testing (Urine drug testing, Drug testing, Drug screening, Toxicology screening, Drug abuse testing, Screening for drug abuse)
swallowing examination (Videofluoroscopy swallowing examination)
sweat test (sweat electrolyte test, sweat chloride test, sweat conductivity test, iontophoretic sweat test)
syphilis detection test (Serologic test for syphilis [STS], Venereal Disease Research Laboratory [VDRL], Rapid plasma reagin [RPR], Fluorescent treponemal antibody test [FTA])
T
testosterone (Dihydrotestosterone [DHT])
thoracentesis and pleural fluid analysis (Pleural tap)
throat and nose cultures and sensitivity
thromboelastography (Thromboelastometry)
thrombosis indicators fibrin monomers (Fibrin degradation products [FDPs], Fibrin split products [FSPs])
thyroglobulin (Tg, Thyrogen-stimulated thyroglobulin)
thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB, Skinny-needle thyroid biopsy, Fine-needle aspiration [FNA])
thyroid scanning (Thyroid scintiscan)
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH, Thyrotropin, TRH stimulation test)
thyroid-stimulating hormone stimulation test (TSH stimulation test)
thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSIs, Long-acting thyroid stimulator [LATS], Thyroid-binding inhibitory immunoglobulin [TBII], Thyrotropin receptor antibody, Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor [TSHR] antibodies)
thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test (TRH stimulation test, Thyrotropin-releasing factor stimulation test [TRF stimulation test])
thyroxine, total and free (T4, Thyroxine screen, FT4)
thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG, Thyroid binding globulin)
TORCH test
total blood volume (TBV, Red blood cell [RBC] volume)
toxoplasmosis antibody titer
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
transferrin receptor (TfR) assay
triglycerides (TGs)
triiodothyronine (T3 radioimmunoassay)
troponins (Cardiac-specific troponin T [cTnT], Cardiac-specific troponin I [cTnI], High-sensitivity troponin [hsTnT, hs-cTn])
tuberculin skin test (TST, Tuberculin test, Mantoux test, Purified protein derivative [PPD] test)
tuberculosis culture (TB culture, Acid-fast bacillus [AFB] smear)
tuberculosis testing (TB testing, Interferon gamma release assay [IGRA, T-Spot.TB], QuantiFERON-TB Gold [QFT, QFT-G, TB Gold test, TB blood test], Nucleic acid amplification for TB [NAAT], TB antibody)
U
ultrasound of the abdomen (Abdominal ultrasound, Abdominal sonogram)
ultrasound of the breast (Breast ultrasonography, Ultrasound mammography, Breast sonogram)
ultrasound of the pelvis (Pelvic ultrasonography, Obstetric ultrasonography, Vaginal ultrasound)
ultrasound of the prostate/rectum (Prostate/rectal sonogram)
ultrasound of the scrotum (US Testicles, Scrotal ultrasound, Ultrasound of testes)
ultrasound of the thyroid (US Thyroid, Thyroid echogram, Thyroid sonogram)
upper gastrointestinal x-ray study (Upper GI series, UGI)
urea breath test (UBT, Helicobacter pylori breath test)
uric acid, blood, and urine
urinalysis (UA)
urine culture and sensitivity (C&S)
urodynamic studies (Uroflowmetry, Urine flow studies, Cystometry, Cystometrogram [CMG], Urethral pressure profile [UPP], Urethral pressure measurements)
uroporphyrinogen-1-synthase
V
vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), homovanillic acid (HVA), and catecholamines (Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Metanephrine, Normetanephrine, Dopamine)
varicella virus testing (Antibody testing for Varicella zoster virus, Varicella zoster virus [VZV], Herpes virus-3)
vascular ultrasound studies (Venous Doppler ultrasound, Venous duplex scan)
venography of lower extremities (Phlebography, Venography)
viral cultures
virus testing
vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin and methylmalonic acid [MMA])
vitamin D (25-hydroxy vitamin D2 and D3; 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25 (OH)2D])
W
white blood cell count and differential count (WBC and differential, Leukocyte count)
white blood cell scan (WBC scan, Inflammatory scan)
wound culture and sensitivity (C&S)
X
d-xylose absorption test (Xylose tolerance test)
Z
Zika virus (ZIKV)
zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP)
Appendix A: list of tests by body system
Cancer Studies
Cardiovascular System
Endocrine System
Gastrointestinal System
Hematologic System
Hepatobiliary System
Immunologic System
Miscellaneous Studies
Nervous System
Pulmonary System
Renal/Urologic System
Reproductive System
Skeletal System
Appendix B: list of tests by type
Blood Tests
Electrodiagnostic Tests
Endoscopy
Fluid Analysis
Manometric Tests
Microbiologic Examinations
Nuclear Scans
Other Studies
Sputum Tests
Stool Tests
Ultrasound Tests
Urine Tests
X-Ray Examinations
Appendix C: disease and organ panels
Anemia
Arthritis
Basic metabolic panel (BMP)
Bone/joint
Cardiac injury
Coagulation screening
Coma
Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)
Diabetes mellitus management
DIC
Electrolyte panel
General health
Hemolysis profile
Hepatic function panel
Hepatitis, acute
HIV
Hypertension
Lipid panel
Obstetric
Pancreatic
Parathyroid
Prenatal
Renal panel
Thyroid screening panel
TORCH antibody panel
Toxicology screening (urine)
Appendix D: symbols and units of measurement
index
abbreviations for diagnostic and laboratory tests
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