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Tables of Contents for Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
A
1
34
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT, PTT)
1
2
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
3
2
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
5
1
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
6
1
Alpha, Fetoprotein (AFP)
7
1
Ammonia (NH)
8
2
Amniocentesis
10
3
Amylase
13
2
Angiography (Arteriography)
15
2
Angiography, Brain, Head, and Neck
17
3
Angioscopy
20
2
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
22
1
Anion Gap
23
1
Antiglobulin, Direct, Indirect (Coombs, Direct, Indirect)
24
2
Antinuclear Antibody
26
2
Arterial Blood Gases
28
3
Arthroscopy
31
2
Aspartate Amniotransferase (AST)
33
2
B
35
15
Barium Enema
35
2
Bilirubin
37
2
Blood Culture
39
2
Bone Biopsy
41
2
Bone Marrow Examination
43
1
Breast Biopsy
44
2
Bronchoscopy
46
4
C
50
49
Calcitonin
50
1
Calcium
51
3
Calcium, Ionized
54
2
Cancer Antigen 125 (CA 125)
56
1
Capnogram
57
2
Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9)
59
1
Carbon Dioxide, Total
60
2
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
62
1
Catecholamines
63
4
Catheterization, Cardiac
67
4
Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis and Lumbar Puncture
71
4
Chloride, Serum
75
2
Cold Stimulation Test
77
1
Colonoscopy (Lower Panendoscopy)
78
3
Colposcopy
81
2
Complement, Total (CH(50))
83
1
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
84
3
Computed Tomography
87
2
Cortisol, Plasma
89
2
C-Reactive Protein
91
2
Creatinine
93
1
Creatinine Clearance, 24-Hour Urine
94
2
Cytoscopy
96
3
D
99
6
Darkfield Examination, Syphilis
99
1
D-Dimer
100
1
Doppler Ultrasound
101
4
E
105
40
Echocardiogram
105
4
Electrocardiogram
109
4
Electroencephalography
113
3
Electrolytes, 24-Hour Urine
116
2
Electromyography--Nerve Conduction Studies
118
3
Electrophysiologic Studies
121
3
Endomyocardial Biopsy
124
1
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
125
3
Enzymes and Isoenzymes, Cardiac
128
5
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
133
2
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
135
3
Estradiol (E(2))
138
1
Estriol, Pregnancy (E(3))
139
2
Estrogen-Progesterone Receptor Assay (ER-PgR)
141
2
Estrogen, Total
143
2
F
145
11
Fasting Blood Glucose
145
2
Fat, Fecal (Stool Fat, Quantitative)
147
2
Fibrinogen (Factor I)
149
1
Fibrin Split Products (FSP, FDP, FBP)
150
1
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
151
3
Free Thyroxine
154
1
Free Triiodothyronine
155
1
G
156
18
Gallbladder Radiography (IV Cholangiogram, Oral Cholecystography)
156
2
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
158
1
Gastrin
159
2
Gated Blood Pool Studies
161
1
Genital Culture
162
2
Glucagon
164
1
Glucose, Capillary
165
3
Glucose Tolerance Test
168
2
Glucose, Urinary
170
2
Glycosylated Hemoglobin Assay
172
2
H
174
14
Hepatitis Virus Tests
174
2
Herpesvirus Antigen, Fluorescent Antibody
176
1
Histoplasmosis Antibody
177
1
2-Hour Postprandial Glucose
178
1
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
179
2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Tests
181
2
Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA Typing)
183
1
17-Hydroxycorticosteroids
184
2
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid (5-HIAA)
186
2
I
188
8
Infectious Mononucleosis Tests
188
1
Insulin
189
2
Intravenous Pyelogram
191
2
Iron Studies
193
3
K Ketones
196
2
L
198
21
Lactic Acid
198
1
Lactose Tolerance Test
199
2
Laparoscopy (Peritoneoscopy)
201
3
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase (LAP)
204
1
Lipase
205
1
Lipids
206
2
Liver Biopsy
208
3
Lung Biopsy, Open and Percutaneous
211
2
Lung Scans
213
2
Lupus Erythematosus Test
215
1
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
216
3
M
219
12
Magnesium
219
3
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
222
2
Mammography
224
1
Mantoux Skin Test (PPD)
225
1
Mixed Venous Blood Gases
226
3
Myoglobulin
229
2
N
231
5
Nasopharyngeal and Throat Culture
231
2
Nuclear Scan (Isotope Scan)
233
3
O
236
6
Occult Blood, Stool (Fecal Occult Blood Test, FOBT)
236
1
Osmolality
237
3
Ova and Parasites (Stool for O & P)
240
2
P
242
37
Papanicolaou Smear (Pap Smear)
242
1
Parathyroid Hormone
243
1
Patch Test, Skin
244
3
Pericardiocentesis
247
2
Peritoneal Fluid Analysis (Paracentesis)
249
2
Phenylalanine (Blood)
251
2
Phenylalanine (Urine)
253
1
Phosphorus
254
2
Plethysmography, Arterial
256
2
Plethysmography, Venous
258
3
Potassium
261
2
Progesterone (P(4))
263
1
Prolactin (PRL, Lactogenic Hormone)
264
2
Prostate Biopsy
266
2
Prostate-Specific Antigen
268
1
Protein Electrophoresis
269
2
Protein Electrophoresis, 24-Hour Urine
271
1
Proteins
272
2
Prothrombin Time (PT, Protime)
274
2
Pulmonary Function Studies
276
3
R
279
8
Renal Biopsy
279
3
Renin
282
2
Resin Triiodothyronine Uptake
284
1
Rheumatoid Factor
285
2
S
287
13
Sickle Cell Tests
287
1
Sigmoidoscopy (Proctoscopy)
288
1
Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram
289
2
Sodium
291
1
Sputum Culture and Sensitivity (Sputum C & S)
292
3
Stress Testing, Cardiac
295
3
Syphilis Serology
298
2
T
300
16
Testosterone, Total, Free
300
1
Thallium Testing
301
1
Thorocentesis
302
3
Thyroid Biopsy
305
1
Thyrotropin
306
2
Thyroxine
308
1
Thyroxine-Binding Globulin
309
1
Toxoplasmosis Serology
310
1
Triiodothyronine
311
1
Troponin
312
1
Type and Crossmatch (Compatibility Test)
313
3
U
316
20
Ultrasound (Sonogram)
316
2
Upper Gastrointestinal and Small Bowel Series
318
2
Urea Nitrogen
320
1
Uric Acid (Serum)
321
2
Uric Acid (Urine)
323
2
Urinalysis
325
4
Urine Culture
329
2
Urine Protein, 24-Hour
331
2
Urobilinogen
333
3
V
336
11
Vasopressin, Plasma
336
1
Venography
337
2
Visual Acuity Tests
339
3
Visual Field Testing
342
3
Vitamin D, Activated
345
2
W
347
9
Water Deprivation Test
347
2
Water-Loading Test
349
2
White Blood Cell Differential
351
2
Wound Culture
353
3
X X-Ray (Plain Film)
356
4
Bibliography
360
5
Index
365