Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (645 page)

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Authors: Mary A. Williamson Mt(ascp) Phd,L. Michael Snyder Md

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Complement System Assays
Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Coombs (Antiglobulin) Test

Direct Coombs Test (DAT)
Indirect Coombs Test (IAT)
Co-oximetry
Copper
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH)
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) Stimulation Test
Cortisol Free Urine, 24 Hours
Cortisol, Saliva
Cortisol, Serum
C-Peptide
C-Reactive Protein, High Sensitivity
C-Reactive Protein (Crp), Serum
Creatine
Creatine Kinase (CK), Total
Creatine Kinase Isoenzymes (CK-BB, CK-MM, CK-MB)
Macro CK Isoenzyme
Creatine Kinase MB (CK-MB)
Creatinine Clearance (CrCl)
Creatinine with Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
Creatinine, Urine
Cryofibrinogen
Cryoglobulins
Crystal Identification, Synovial Fluid
Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody, IgG
Cystatin C (CysC)
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Mutation Assay
Cystine, Urine (Cystinuria Panel)
Cytogenetics: Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH), Chromosome Analysis, and Karyotyping
D
-Dimers
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Serum (DHEA-Sulfate)
Dehydroepiandrosterone, Serum (DHEA, DHEA Unconjugated)
Dexamethasone Suppression of Pituitary ACTH Secretion Test (DST)
Low-Dose Test: Overnight 1-mg Screening Test
Low-Dose Test: Standard 2-Day (2-mg) Test
High-Dose Test: Overnight (8-mg) Test
High-Dose Test: Standard 2-Day (8-mg) Test
Digoxin
Dilute Russell Viper Venom (dRVVT) Assay
Direct and Indirect Antiglobulin Tests (DAT and IAT)
Enzyme Tests That Detect Cholestasis (ALP, 5′-Nucleotidase, GGT, LAP)
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
Estradiol, Unconjugated
Estrogen/Progesterone Receptor Assay
Estrogens (Total), Serum
Estrone
Ethylene Glycol
Factor V Leiden Molecular Assay
Factor VIII (Antihemophilic Factor)
Factor XI
Factor XII (Hageman Factor)
Factor XIII
Fatty Acids, Free
Fecal Fat
Ferritin
Fetal Biopsy
Fetal Blood Sampling (Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling [PUB], Cordocentesis)
Fetal Lung Maturity (FLM)— Lamellar Body Counts (LBC)
Fibrinogen (Factor I)
Fibrinogen Degradation Products (FDPs)
Fibronectin, Fetal (fFN)
First-Trimester Screening
Flow Cytometry Analysis in the Clinical Evaluation of Hematologic Diseases
Folate, Serum and Erythrocytes (RBCs)
Follicular-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH), Serum
Fructosamine, Serum
Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyltransferase (GALT)
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Gastrin
Gaucher Disease Molecular DNA Assay
Genetic Carrier Testing
Ghrelin
Gliadin (Deamidated) Antibodies, IgG and IgA
Glucagon
Glucagon Stimulation Test
Glucose Tolerance Test, Oral (OGTT)
Glucose, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Glucose, Urine
Glucose, Whole Blood, Serum, Plasma
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD)
Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone–Releasing Hormone (GHRH, Somatocrinin)
Hallucinogens
Haptoglobin
Heavy Metals
Hematocrit (Hct)
Hemoglobin (Hb)
Hemoglobin (Hb) Variant Analysis
Hemoglobin A
1c
Heparin Anti-Xa (Low Molecular Weight Heparin)
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) Assays
Hereditary Hemochromatosis Mutation Assay
High Molecular Weight Kininogen and Prekallikrein (Fletcher Factor)
Homocysteine (Hcy)
Homovanillic Acid, Urine (HVA)
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Testing
HLA Testing and Disease Associations/Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions
HLA and Stem Cell Transplant
Hydroxybutyrate Beta (BHB)
Immunoglobulin A (IgA)
Immunoglobulin D (IgD)
Immunoglobulin E (IgE)
Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
IgG-to-Albumin Ratio, CSF
Immunoglobulin M (IgM)
Immunoglobulins, Free Light Chains, Serum
Immunosuppressants
Inhibins A and B, Serum
Insulin
Insulin Tolerance Test
Insulin-Like Growth Factor–Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3)
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I)
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II
Insulin–to–C-Peptide Ratio
Intrinsic Factor Antibody
Iodine Excretion, Urine
Hours
Iron (Fe)
Iron-Binding Capacity, Total (TIBC)
Iron Saturation
Islet Autoantibodies (IAA)
Janus Kinase-2 (JAK2) DNA Mutation Assay
Kleihauer-Betke Test
Lactate Dehydrogenase
Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes
Lactate, Blood
Lactoferrin, Stool
Lead (Pb)
Lecithin-to-Sphingomyelin (L:S) Ratio
Leptin
Leucine Aminopeptidase
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase (LAP)
Lipase
Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A
2
(Lp-PLA
2
) 1034 Lupus Anticoagulant (LA)
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Magnesium (Mg)
Magnesium, Urine
Maternal Screening
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)
Metanephrines, Urine
Methotrexate
Methylmalonic Acid
Metyrapone Test
Microalbumin, Urine
Müllerian Inhibiting Substance
Multigene Carrier Panels
Myeloperoxidase (MPO), Plasma
Myoglobin
Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE)
Neutrophil Tests for Dysfunction
Nicotine/Cotinine
Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)
Occult Blood, Stool
Opiates
Opioids
Osmolal Gap
Osmolality, Serum and Urine
Osmolality, Stool
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
Parathyroid Hormone–Related Peptide (PTHrP)
Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide (pCO
2
), Blood
Partial Pressure of Oxygen (pO
2
), Blood
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT, aPTT)
Peripheral Blood Smears (PBS)
Phosphate, Blood
Phosphatidylglycerol (PG)
Phospholipids
Phosphate, Urine
Plasma Renin Activity (PRA)
Plasminogen
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 (PAI 1)
Platelet Aggregation
Platelet Antibody Detection
Platelet Count
Platelet Function Assay, In Vitro
Pleura, Needle Biopsy (Closed Chest)
Potassium (K)
Potassium, Urine
Prealbumin

Prenatal Testing: Sample Collection Procedures

Amniocentesis
Chorionic Villus Sampling
Fetal Biopsy
Fetal Blood Sampling (Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling [Pubs], Cordocentesis)

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