Bakerman's ABC's of Interpretive Laboratory Data

by Bakerman, Seymour; Strausbaugh, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780945577065
• ISBN10: 0945577060
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-03-01
• Publisher: Interpretive Laboratory Data

Summary

New edition of a pocket-sized quick-reference for medical students and residents to interpreting clinical laboratory data. Previous edition 1984.

Table of Contents

ABO and Rh Type	1	(1)
Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Paracetamol, Datril)	2	(1)
Acetone, Serum	3	(1)
Acetone, Urine	3	(1)
Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody	4	(149)
Acetylcholinesterase (See Cholinesterase)	153	(301)
Acetylsalicylic Acid, Blood (See Salicylate)	454
Acid Mucopolysaccharides (See Mucopolysaccharides)	370
Acid Phosphatase, Prostatic	5	(1)
Acid Phosphatase, Total, Prostatic and Non-Prostatic	6	(1)
Acid Phosphatase, Vaginal, Evidence of Recent Sexual Intercourse	7	(284)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (See HIV Testing)	291
Activated Clotting Time. (ACT)	7	(382)
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (See Partial Thromboplastin Time)	389
Acute Abdominal Panel	8	(1)
Acute Glomerulonephritis Panel	9	(2)
Acute Myocardial Infarction Panel	11	(2)
Acute Phase Reactants	13	(1)
Adrenal Cortex Panel	14	(4)
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)	18	(2)
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH): Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH) Stimulation Test	20	(1)
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) Infusion Test	21	(1)
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)	22	(1)
Albumin	23	(1)
Albumin, Urine	23	(202)
Alcohol (See Ethanol Blood)	225
Alcoholism Panel	24	(3)
Aldolase	27	(1)
Aldosterone, Serum	28	(2)
Aldosterone, Urine	30	(1)
Alkaline Phosphatase	30	(2)
Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes	32	(1)
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin	33	(1)
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Phenotyping	34	(1)
Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)	35	(3)
Alpha-Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase	38	(1)
Amikacin	38	(1)
Amino Acid Analysis	39	(441)
Aminophylline (See Theophylline)	480	(26)
Amitriptyline (See Tricyclic Antidepressants)	506
Ammonia	40	(1)
Amniocentesis Panel	41	(46)
Amniotic Fluid Bilirubin (See Bilirubin, Amniotic Fluid)	87
(See Lecithin/Sphingomyelin Ratio)	329
Amphetamines, Dextroamphetamine and Methamphetamine (``Speed'', ``Ice'' or ``Crystal'')	43	(1)
Amylase, Clearance	44	(1)
Amylase, Serum	45	(2)
Anaerobic Culture	47	(2)
Androgen Panel [Testosterone, Dehydroepiandosterone Sulfate (Dhea-S)]	49	(1)
Anemia Panel	50	(8)
Anemia Flow Chart	50	(2)
Blood Film	52	(1)
Red Cell Indices	53	(1)
Classification of Anemia	53	(1)
Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia	53	(1)
Normocytic Normochromic Anemia	54	(2)
Macrocytic Anemia	56	(2)
Angiotensin-1-Converting Enzyme (ACE)	58	(1)
Anion Gap, Serum (Na+, C1, CO2 Content)	59	(1)
Anion Gap, Urine	60
Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor (See Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody)	4	(56)
Antibodies in Grave's Ophthalmopathy	60	(115)
Antibody Screen (See Coombs, Indirect)	175
Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies	61	(1)
Anti-Centromere Antibodies	62	(1)
Anti-DNA	62	(1)
Anti-Deoxyribonuclease-B (Anti-DNAse-B)	63	(189)
Anti-Gliadin Antibodies (See Gliadin Antibodies)	252
Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM) Antibody	63	(111)
Anti-Human Globulin Test (See Coombs, Direct)	174	(286)
Anti-Microbial Susceptibility (See Serum Bactericidal Titer)	460
Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies (See Mitochondrial Antibodies)	367
Anti-Native DNA (See Anti-DNA)	62	(2)
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antigen Antibodies (ANCA)	64	(1)
Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA)	65
Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies (See Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies)	61	(5)
Anti-Ribonuclear Protein (Anti-RNP)	66	(1)
Anti-Smith (Sm) Antibodies	66	(1)
Anti-Smooth Muscle (ASM) Antibody	66	(404)
Anti-Streptococcal Exozymes (See Streptozyme)	470
Anti-Streptococcal-O (ASO)	67	(1)
Antithrombin III	68	(421)
Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibody (See Thyroid Antibodies)	489	(1)
Anti-Thyroid Microsomal Antibody (See Thyroid Antibodies)	489
Apolipoprotein A-I	69	(1)
Apolipoprotein B	70	(1)
Apolipoproteins	71	(1)
Appendicitis, Panel	72	(1)
Apt Test for Fetal Hemoglobin	73	(1)
Arsenic, Hair or Toe Nails	73	(1)
Arsenic, Serum	73	(1)
Arsenic, Urine	74	(1)
Arthritic (Joint) Panel	75	(3)
Ascitic Fluid Analysis	78	(453)
Ascorbic Acid (See Vitamin C)	531
ASO (See Anti-Streptococcal-O)	67	(12)
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)	79	(1)
Aspergillus Antibody, Serum	80	(374)
Aspirin (See Salicylate, Blood)	454
Asthma Panel	81	(1)
Autohemolysis	82	(1)
Bacterial Meningitis Antigens	83	(1)
Barbiturates	84	(1)
Bence-Jones Protein, Urine (Light Chain Excretion)	85	(1)
Benzodiazepines (Valium, Librium and Serax)	85	(168)
Beta-Glucosidase (See Glucocerebrosidase)	253
Beta-2-Microglobulin	86	(153)
Betke-Kleihauer Stain (See Fetal Hemoglobin Stain)	239
Bilirubin, Amniotic Fluid	87	(1)
Bilirubin, Direct (Conjugated, Soluble)	88	(1)
Bilirubin, Total	89	(1)
Bilirubin, Total (Neonate)	90	(2)
Biological Markers for Depression	92	(1)
Blastomycosis Testing	93	(1)
Bleeding Time	94	(1)
Blood Component Therapy	95	(11)
Red Cells	95	(2)
Red Cells, Leukocyte Poor	97	(1)
Red Cells, Washed (Leukocyte- and Plasma-Poor)	97	(1)
Irradiated Red Cells	97	(1)
Deglycerolized Red Cells (Frozen-Thawed Red Blood Cells)	97	(1)
Whole Blood	97	(1)
Fresh Frozen Plasma (Single Donor)	98	(1)
Albumin (25% and 5%)	98	(1)
Platelet Concentrates	98	(1)
Granulocyte (Leukocyte) Concentrate	99	(1)
Cryoprecipitate	99	(1)
Factor VIII Concentrate	99	(1)
Transfusion Reactions	100	(2)
Side Effects and Hazards	102	(4)
Alternatives to Red Blood Cell Transfusion	106	(1)
Blood Gases, Arterial	106	(7)
pH	106	(1)
Metabolic Acidosis	106	(1)
Respiratory Acidosis	107	(1)
Metabolic Alkalosis	108	(1)
Respiratory Alkalosis	109	(1)
Acid-Base (Mixed States)	109	(1)
PCO2	110	(1)
Bicarbonate	111	(1)
Base Excess	111	(1)
PaO2 Arterial	111	(2)
Blood Gases, Capillary	113	(1)
Blood Gases, Venous	113	(1)
Bone Panel	113	(1)
Bowel Infarction Panel	114	(1)
Breast Cancer Profile	115	(399)
Bun (See Urea Nitrogen)	514
CA-125; 19-9 (See Cancer Antigens)	126
Calcitonin (Thyrocalcitonin)	115	(1)
Calcium Excretion Test	116	(2)
Calcium, Ionized (Free)	118	(1)
Calcium, Total Serum	119	(3)
Calcium, Urine	122	(1)
Calculations and Formulas	123	(3)
Cancer Antigens	126	(383)
Cancer Markers (see Tumor Markers)	509
Candida Testing	127	(1)
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)	128	(1)
Carbon Dioxide Content (CO2 Content)	129	(1)
Carbon Monoxide (Carboxyhemoglobin)	129	(1)
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)	130	(1)
Cardiac Risk Assessment	131	(2)
Carotene	133	(1)
Catecholamines, Free, Urine	134	(1)
Catecholamines, Plasma, Total or Fractionated	135	(1)
Catecholamines, Total, Urine (Includes Unconjugated and Conjugated)	135	(1)
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)	136	(5)
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Protein	141	(1)
Ceruloplasmin	142	(1)
Chlamydia Antibodies (Psittacosis Antibodies)	143	(1)
Chlamydia Antigen, Enzyme Immunoassay	144	(1)
Chlamydia Antigen, Fluorescence Immunoassay	145	(1)
Chlamydia Culture	146	(2)
Chloramphenicol	148	(1)
Chloride, Serum	149	(1)
Chloride, Urine	150	(1)
Cholecystitis, Acute, Panel	151	(1)
Cholesterol	152	(1)
Cholinesterase (Acetyl-)	153	(1)
Cholinesterase (Pseudo-)	154	(1)
Cholinesterase (Pseudo-) Dibucaine/Fluoride Inhibition	155	(1)
Chorionic Villus Sampling	156	(1)
Clostridium Difficile Testing	156	(1)
Clot Lysis Time	157	(1)
Clot Retraction Time	157	(1)
Clot Urea Solubility	158	(1)
Clotting Time	158
Clotting Time, Activated (See Activated Clotting Time)	7	(224)
Coagulation Factors (See Factors, Blood Clotting)	231
Coagulation, Mixing Test	159	(1)
Coagulation Panel	159	(3)
Cocaine (``Crack'', ``Rock'', ``Snow'')	162	(1)
Coccidioides Antibody, Serum and CSF	163	(1)
Cold Agglutinin Titer	164	(1)
Coma Panel	165	(1)
Complement, C1Q Binding Assay	166	(1)
Complement C3	166	(1)
Complement Profile, C3, C4, Factor B (C3PA)	167	(1)
Complement, Total (CH50 or CH100)	168	(334)
Congenital Infections (See TORCH)	502
Connective Tissue Disease Panel	169	(5)
Laboratory Tests in Connective Tissue Diseases	169	(1)
Rheumatoid Arthritis	170	(1)
Syndromes Related to or Associated with Arthritis	170	(1)
Lupus Erythematosus	171	(2)
Scleroderma and Progressive Systemic Sclerosis (PSS)	173	(1)
Crest	173	(1)
Polymyositis	173	(1)
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)	174	(1)
Coombs, Direct	174	(1)
Coombs, Indirect	175	(1)
Copper, Liver	176	(1)
Copper, Serum	177	(1)
Copper, Urine	178
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) Stimulation Test (See Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH); Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) Stimulation Test	20	(159)
Cortisol, Plasma	179	(1)
Cortisol, Urine, Free (UFC)	180
Counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) (See Bacterial Meningitis Antigens)	83	(97)
``C''-Peptide, Insulin (Connecting Peptide, Insulin)	180	(1)
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)	181	(2)
Creatine Phosphokinase Isoenzymes (CPK)	183	(1)
Creatine Phosphokinase Isoenzymes (CPK Isoenzymes)	184	(2)
Creatine, Serum	186	(1)
Creatine, Urine	186	(1)
Creatinine Clearance	187	(2)
Creatinine, Serum	189	(1)
Cryoglobulins, Qualitative	190	(1)
Cryptococcal Antigen Titer	191	(1)
Cultures	192	(1)
Cyanide, Blood	192	(1)
Cyclic AMP, Plasma, Urine, Nephrogenous	193	(1)
Cyclosporine	194	(1)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing	195	(1)
D-Dimer Test	196	(1)
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-S)	197	(1)
11-Deoxycortisol (Compound S)	197	(324)
Depakene (See Valproic Acid)	521
Dexamethasone Suppression Test	198	(2)
Dexamethasone Suppression Test as Diagnostic Aid in Depression	200	(1)
Diabetes Insipidus (DI)	201	(1)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Panel	202	(4)
Diazepam (Valium)	206	(1)
Digoxin	207	(190)
Dilantin (See Phenytoin)	397
Diphtheria, Testing	209
Direct Antiglobulin Test (See Coombs, Direct)	174	(35)
Disopyramide (Norpace)	209	(1)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy (DIC), Test Profile	210	(2)
DNA Histogram (DNA Ploidy/Cell Cycle Analysis)	212	(1)
Drug Screen (Toxicology)	213	(328)
D-Xylose (See Xylose)	541
Endocrine Emergencies	216	(1)
Eosinophil Count, Total	217	(1)
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibodies, Serum	218	(2)
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)	220	(2)
Estradiol	222	(1)
Estriol	223	(1)
Estrogen/Progesterone Receptors	224	(1)
Ethanol (Alcohol) Blood	225	(1)
Ethosuximide (Zarontin)	226	(1)
Ethylene Glycol, Serum or Urine	227	(1)
Euglobulin Lysis Time	228	(1)
Excretion Fraction of Filtered Sodium	229	(1)
Eye Culture and Sensitivity	230	(1)
Factor VIII	230	(1)
Factor VIII Inhibitor	231	(1)
Factors, Blood Clotting	231	(4)
Fat, Feces (See Fecal Fat)	235
Fat Malabsorption Panel	232	(1)
Febrile Agglutinins (Typhoid, Paratyphoid, Brucella)	233	(1)
Fecal Examination for Occult Blood	234	(1)
Fecal Fat	235	(234)
Fecal Leukocytes (See Stool Leukocytes)	469
Ferric Chloride Test for Aminoaciduria	236	(1)
Ferritin	237	(39)
Fetal Hemoglobin (See Hemoglobin F)	276
Fetal Hemoglobin in Maternal Blood; Screen: The Rosette Method	238	(1)
Fetal Hemoglobin Stain (Betke-Kleihauer Stain)	239	(1)
Fibrin Split Products (FSP)	240	(1)
Fibrinogen	240	(1)
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorbed Test (FTA-ABS)	241	(1)
Folate (Folic Acid), Red Blood Cell	242	(1)
Folate (Folic Acid), Serum	243	(1)
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)	244
Fractional Excretion of Filtered Sodium (See Excretion Fraction of Filtered Sodium)	229	(17)
Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (FEP) (see Zinc Protoporphyrin (ZPP), Blood Fructosamine	246	(1)
Fungal Panel, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)	246	(1)
Fungal Serological Panel	247	(1)
Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGTP)	248	(1)
Gastrin	249	(1)
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Panel	250	(1)
Gentamicin	251	(1)
Giardia Testing	251	(1)
Gliadin Antibodies	252
Glomerulonephritis Acute Panel (See Acute Glomerulonephritis Panel)	9	(244)
Glucocerebrosidase (for Gaucher's Disease)	253	(1)
Glucose	253	(2)
Glucose, Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus in Adults	255	(1)
Glucose, Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus in Children	256	(1)
Glucose, Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy	256	(2)
Glucose, Hypoglycemia	258	(3)
Glucose, Self-Monitoring	261	(1)
Glucose Tolerance Tests	262	(9)
Glycohemoglobin (See Hemoglobin A1c)	271
Gonococcal Antigen Assay	264	(1)
Gonorrhea Culture	264	(2)
Gram Stain	266	(1)
Growth Hormone	267	(1)
Haptoglobin	268	(1)
Heavy Metal Screen, Urine	269	(1)
Heinz Body Stain	269	(1)
Hematocrit	269	(1)
Hemoglobin	270	(1)
Hemoglobin A1c (Glycohemoglobin)	271	(2)
Hemoglobin Bart's (Alpha-Thalassemia Screen)	273	(2)
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis	275	(1)
Hemoglobin F	276	(1)
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) Panel	277	(1)
Hemosiderin, Urine	278	(1)
Hepatic Panel	278	(1)
Hepatitis A Antibodies, IgM and IgG	279	(1)
Hepatitis B Core Antibodies, IgM and IgG	280	(1)
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody (Anti-HBs)	280	(1)
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)	281	(1)
Hepatitis Be Antigen (HBeAg)	282	(1)
Hepatitis C Antibodies	283	(1)
Hepatitis, Chronic, Panel	284	(1)
Hepatitis Delta Antibody	284	(1)
Hepatitis Panel	284	(1)
Hepatitis, Viral, Types, Neonate	285	(1)
Heroin	286	(1)
Herpes Simplex Culture	286	(82)
Heterophil Antibodies (See Monospot Screen)	368
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) (See Lipoproteins)	338
Histoplasmosis Testing	288	(1)
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG), Serum	288	(2)
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) Stimulation Test	290	(1)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing	291	(4)
Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)	295	(1)
Human Tumor Stem-Cell Assay	296	(1)
Hydrogen, Breath Analysis	297	(2)
17-Hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OHCS) in Urine	299	(1)
5-Hydroxyindole Acetic Acid	300	(1)
17-Hydroxyprogesterone (17-OH Prog.), Serum	300	(1)
Hydroxyproline, Urine	301	(231)
25-Hydroxyvitamin D (See Vitamin D)	532
Hypertension Panel	302	(204)
Imipramine (Tofranil) (See Tricyclic Antidepressants)	506
Immune Complex Profile	303	(1)
Immunoglobulin E (IgE)	304	(1)
Immunoglobulin Profile, (Quantitative Serum Immunoglobulins G, A, M)	305	(204)
Immunoreactive Trypsin (See Trypsin/Trypsinogen)	509
Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone Syndrome (See Syndrome Inappropriate Adh)	472
Inborn Errors of Metabolism Panel	307	(1)
Inborn Errors of Metabolism Screen, Urine	307
Indirect Coombs (See Coombs, Indirect)	175	(133)
Infant, Irritable, Panel	308	(1)
Infectious Disease Panels	309	(4)
Pharynx	309	(1)
Pneumonia	310	(1)
Infectious Diarrhea	311	(1)
Vaginitis	312	(1)
Cervicitis	312	(1)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	312	(1)
Perinatal Infections	312	(1)
Insulin Antibodies	313	(1)
Insulin with Glucose Assay	313	(1)
Iron, Serum	314	(2)
Iron Binding Capacity, Total (% Saturation)	316	(2)
Isopropyl Alcohol	318
Joint Fluid Analysis [See Arthritic (Joint) Panel]	75	(243)
17-Ketogenic Steroids (17-KGS) Urine	318
Ketones, Serum (See Acetone, Serum)	3	(316)
17-Ketosteroids (17-KS), Urine	319	(124)
Kidney Stone Analysis (See Renal Stone Analysis)	443
Kleihauer-Betke Stain (See Fetal Hemoglobin Stain)	239	(81)
KOH Examination	320	(1)
Lactase (Lactose Tolerance Test)	321	(1)
Lactic Acid	322	(1)
Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH)	323	(1)
Lactic Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes (LDH Isoenzymes)	324
Latex Agglutination (LA) (See Bacterial Meningitis Antigens)	83	(244)
Lead, Blood	327	(1)
Lead Exposure Panel	328	(1)
Lead Mobilization Test (See Lead, Urine)	329	(1)
Lead, Serum	329	(1)
Lead, Urine	329	(1)
Lecithin/Sphingomyelin(L/S) Ratio and Phosphatidylglyceral (PG)	329
Lee-White Clotting Time (See Clotting Time)	158	(173)
Legionnaire's Disease, Antibody Serum	331	(1)
Legionnaire's Disease Culture	331	(1)
Legionnaire's Disease, Direct Immunofluorescence	332	(1)
Legionnaire's Disease, Urine Antigen	332	(1)
Leukemia, Acute, Panel	332	(2)
Leukemia, Chronic, Panel	334	(1)
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase (LAP) Stain	335	(1)
Lidocaine (Xylocaline)	336	(1)
Lipase	337	(1)
Lipoprotein (a), Lp (a)	338	(1)
Lipoprotein Profiles/Lipoprotein Electrophoresis, Cholesterol, High Density Lipoprotein(HDL), Low Density Lipoprotein	339	(4)
Lithium	343	(2)
Liver Antibody Panel	345	(1)
Liver Diseases: Congenital, Genetic and Childhood Disease Panel	345
Low Density Lipoprotein (See Lipoprotein Profile)	339	(7)
Lupus Anticoagulant	346	(2)
Luteinizing Hormone(LH)	348	(2)
Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Test (LH-RH Test)	350	(1)
Lyme Disease Testing	351	(2)
Lymphocyte Differential	353	(3)
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)	356	(1)
Lysozyme, (Muramidase Serum)	356	(1)
Lysozyme, (Muramidase) Urine	357	(1)
Magnesium, Serum	357
Malabsorption Panel (See Fat Malabsorption Panel)	232	(127)
Malignant Hyperthermia Panel	359	(1)
Marijuana	359	(79)
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) (See Red Cell Indices)	438	(1)
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) (See Red Cell Indices)	438	(1)
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) (See Red Cell Indices)	438
Melanin, Urine	360	(1)
Mercury, Urine	360
Metabolic Screen (See Inborn Errors of Metabolism Screen)	307	(54)
Metanephrines, Total, Urine	361	(1)
Methanol (Methyl Alcohol)	362	(1)
Methaqualone (Quaaludes)	362	(1)
Methemoglobin (Ferri-Hemoglobin)	362	(1)
Methotrexate	363	(1)
Metyrapone (Metopirone) Test	364	(2)
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)	366	(1)
Mitochondrial Antibodies	367	(1)
Monospot Screen	368	(1)
Monospot Screen Plus Heterophil Absorption	369	(1)
Morphine	369	(1)
Mucin Coagulation, Joint Fluid (Rope's Test)	370	(1)
Mucopolysaccharides (MPS), Quantitative, Urine	370	(1)
Mucopolysaccharides (MPS), Quantitative, Urine	371	(1)
Multiple Sclerosis, Panel	372
Muramidase, Serum (See Lysozyme, Serum)	356	(1)
Muramidase, Urine (See Lysozyme, Urine)	357	(17)
Myelin Basic Protein	374
Myocardial Infarction Panel (See Acute Myocardial Infarction Panel)	11	(363)
Myoglobin, Serum	374	(1)
Myoglobin, Urine	375	(41)
Mysoline (See Primidone)	416
Neuron-Specific Enolase(NSE)	376	(1)
Nitroblue Tetrazolium (NBT) Test	376	(1)
Nitrogen Balance	377
Norpace (See Disopyramide)	209	(297)
Nortriptyline (See Tricyclic Antidepressants)	506
Nutrition, Parenteral, Pediatric Monitoring Panel	377	(1)
Nutritional Profile: Protein-Calorie Malnutrition	378	(3)
Osmolality, Serum	381	(1)
Osmotic Fragility	382	(1)
Osteomalacia Panel	383	(1)
Oxygen Dissociation Curve	383	(1)
Pancreatic Insufficiency Panel	384	(1)
Pancreatitis (ACUTE) Panel	385	(1)
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)	386	(2)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Screen	388	(1)
Partial Thromboplastin Time, Activated (PIT)	389	(2)
Pericardial Effusion Analysis	391
Peritoneal Fluid Analysis (See Ascitic Fluid Analysis)	78	(314)
Pertussis, Fluorescent Antibody	392	(1)
Pertussis, Nasopharyngeal Culture	392	(1)
Phencyclidine	393	(1)
Phenobarbital	394	(1)
Phenothiazines, Urine	395	(1)
Phenylalanine, Blood or Plasma	395	(2)
Phenytoin (Dilantin)	397	(2)
Pheochromocytoma Screen	399	(2)
Phosphorus, Serum	401	(1)
Pituitary Panel	402	(82)
Plasma Exchange (See Therapeutic Pheresis)	484
Plasminogen	404	(1)
Platelet Aggregation	405	(1)
Platelet Antibodies	406	(1)
Platelet Count	407	(1)
Pleural Fluid Analysis	408	(2)
Pneumocystis Carinii Testing	410	(1)
Porphobilinogen, Qualitative and Quantitative, Urine	410	(2)
Potassium, Serum	412
Pregnancy Test, Serum (See Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, HCG)	288	(126)
Pregnancy Test, Urine	414	(1)
Prenatal Screening Panel	414	(1)
Preoperative Panel	415	(1)
Primidone (Mysoline)	416
Prist (Total IgE) [See Immunoglobulin E(IgE)]	304	(113)
Procainamide (Pronestyl)	417	(1)
Progesterone	418
Progesterone Receptor Assay (See Estrogen/Progesterone Receptors)	224	(195)
Prolactin	419	(2)
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)	421	(1)
Protein Electrophoresis, CSF	422	(2)
Protein Electrophoresis, Serum	424	(2)
Protein, Total, Serum	426	(1)
Protein, Total, Urine	426	(1)
Prothrombin Time (PT)	427	(2)
Prothrombin Time --- International Normalized Ratio	429	(113)
Protoporphyrin, Free (See Zinc Protoporphyrin, Blood)	542
Pseudochol inesterase (See Chol inesterase)	154
Psittacosis Antibodies (See Chlamydia Antibodies)	143	(287)
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure (Swan-Ganz Catheter)	430	(1)
Pulmonary Emboli Panel	431	(2)
Pulmonary Function Tests	433	(2)
Quinidine	435	(1)
Raji Cell Assay	436	(1)
RAST (Specific IgE)	437	(1)
Red Blood Cell Count	438	(1)
Red Cell Indices (MCHC, MCV, MCH-RDW)	438	(3)
Red Cell Survival	441	(1)
Reducing Substances	441	(1)
Renal Failure, Acute, Panel	442	(1)
Renal Stone Analysis	443	(1)
Renin Activity, Plasma	444	(2)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Testing	446	(1)
Reticulocyte Count	447	(1)
Retinol-Binding Protein (RBP)	448	(1)
Reye's Syndrome	448	(1)
Rhabdomyolysis, Panel	449	(1)
Rheumatoid Factor (RF, RA)	449	(1)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) Antibodies	450	(1)
Rotavirus Antigen, Feces	451	(1)
RPR (Rapid Plasma Reagin)-Test for Syphilis Antibodies	452	(1)
Rubella (German Measles) Antibodies, IgM and IgG	453	(1)
Salicylate, Blood; Screening Urine	454	(1)
Saline Wet Mount for Trichomonas, G. Vaginalis and Candida Albicans	455	(1)
Sarcoidosis Panel	456	(1)
Schilling Test I, II, III	456	(4)
Schlichter Test (See Serum Bactericidal Test)	460
Seizure Panel	458	(1)
Semen Analysis	459	(1)
Septic Shock Test Panel	460	(1)
Serum Bactericidal Test (Schlichter Test)	460
Serum Glutamic Oxalacetic Transaminase (SGOT) (See Aspartate Aminotransferase)	79
Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT) (See Alanine Aminotransferase)	22	(439)
Sexual Assault Data Sheet	461	(1)
Skeletal Muscle Panel	462
Smooth Muscle Antibody (See Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibody)	66	(163)
Sodium, Excretion Fraction (See Excretion Fraction of Filtered Sodium)	229	(234)
Sodium, Serum	463	(2)
Sodium, Urine	465	(1)
Somatomedin-C	466
Sperm Count (See Semen Analysis)	459
Stone Analysis (See Renal Stone Analysis)	443	(24)
Stool Culture and Sensitivity	467	(1)
Stool Electrolytes and Osmolality	468
Stool Fat (See Fecal Fat)	235	(234)
Stool Leukocytes	469	(1)
Streptococcal Antibodies (See Streptozyme)	470
(See Anti-Streptococcal-0)	67
(See Anti-Desoxyribonuclease-B (Anti-DNAse-B)	63	(406)
Streptococcal (Group A) Culture and Rapid Antigen Detection	469	(1)
Streptozyme	470	(1)
Sweat Chloride (Test for Cystic Fibrosis)	471	(1)
Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone (SIADH)	472	(1)
Synovial Fluid Analysis	473	(1)
Syphilis, Antibodies	474
T and B Lymphocyte Enumeration (See Lymphocyte Differential)	353
Tegretol (See Carbamazepine)	128	(349)
Teichoic Acid Antibody Titer	477	(1)
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT)	477	(1)
Testosterone, Free	478	(1)
Testosterone, Total, Serum	478	(2)
Theophylline (Aminophylline)	480	(2)
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring	482	(2)
Therapeutic Pheresis	484
Throat Culture for Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci Only (See Streptococcal (Group A) Culture)	469
Throat Culture for Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Only (See Gonorrhea Culture)	264	(222)
Thrombin Time	486	(1)
Thrombin Time, Protamine Sulfate Corrected	486	(1)
Thrombolytic Therapy, Panel	486	(2)
Thrombosis Panel	488
Thyrocalcitonin (See Calcitonin)	115	(374)
Thyroglobulin	489	(1)
Thyroid Antibodies, Anti-Microsomal or Anti-Thyroglobulin	489	(1)
Thyroid Panel	490	(5)
Hyperthyroidism	491	(1)
Hypothyroidism	491	(1)
Thyroiditis	492	(1)
Thyroid Nodule	492	(1)
Thyroid Cancer	492	(1)
Evaluation of Therapy	492	(1)
Pregnancy	493	(1)
Drugs and Thyroid Testing	493	(1)
Thyroid Testing and Non-thyroidal	493	(1)
Illness, Sick Euthyroid Syndrome	493	(1)
Thyroid Testing in the Elderly	494	(1)
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)	495	(1)
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Following TRH	495	(2)
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Receptor Antibodies	497	(1)
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone-Sensitive Assay (s-TSH)	497	(1)
Thyroxine Binding Globulin	498	(1)
Thyroxine Free (Free T4) by Equilibrium Dialysis	498	(1)
Thyroxine Index, Calculated (FTI)	499	(1)
Thyroxine, Total (T-4, Tetraiodothyronine)	499	(1)
T3 Resin Uptake Test (T3RU)	500	(1)
Tobramycin (Nebcin)	501	(1)
Torch (Antibodies to Toxoplasma, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex)	502
Total Iron Binding Capacity (See Iron Binding Capacity, Total)	316	(187)
Tourniquet Test	503	(1)
Toxicology Panel	504
Toxicology Screen (See Drug Screen)	213	(291)
Toxoplasmosis Testing	504	(1)
Transferrin	505	(1)
Tricyclic Antidepressants	506	(1)
Triglycerides	507	(1)
Triiodothyronine (T-3)	508	(1)
Trypsin/Trypsinogen Immunoreactive, Serum	509	(1)
Tumor Markers Panel (Blood)	509	(2)
Tumor Markers Panel (Tissue)	511
Type and Cross (See ABO and RH Type)	1	(513)
Urea Nitrogen, Blood (BUN)	514	(1)
Uric Acid	515	(1)
Urinalysis Routine	516	(4)
Urine Culture	520	(1)
Urobilinogen, Urine	521	(1)
Uroporphyrinogen I Synthetase	521
Valium (See Diazepam)	206	(315)
Valproic Acid (VPA, Depakene)	521	(1)
Vancomycin	522	(1)
Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA), Urine	523	(1)
VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory)	524	(1)
Viral Laboratory Diagnosis	525	(1)
Viscosity, Serum or Whole Blood	526	(2)
Vitamin A (Retinol)	528	(1)
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal Phosphate)	529	(1)
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)	530	(1)
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)	531	(1)
Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D)	532	(1)
Vitamin E (Tocopherol)	533	(1)
Vitreous Humor Postmortem	534	(1)
Volatiles (Screening Tests)	534	(1)
von Willebrand Disease Profile	535	(1)
von Willebrand Factor Antigen (vWF:Ag)	536	(1)
von Willebrand Factor (vWF:Rcof)	536	(1)
Watson-Schwartz	536	(1)
White Blood Count (WBC) and Differential	537
Total White Blood Count	537	(1)
Neutrophils	538	(1)
Lymphocytes	539	(1)
Monocytes	539	(1)
Eosinophils	540	(1)
Basophils	540
Whole Blood Clot Lysis (See Clot Lysis Time)	157	(1)
Whole Blood Clotting Time (See Clotting Time)	158	(383)
Xylose Tolerance Test	541
Zarontin (See Ethosuximide)	226	(316)
Zinc Protoporphyrin (ZPP)	542	(1)
Zinc	543
PANELS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (See HIV Testing)	291
Acute Abdominal Panel	8	(1)
Acute Glomerulonephritis Panel	9	(2)
Acute Myocardial Infarction Panel	11	(3)
Adrenal Cortex Panel	14	(10)
Alcoholism Panel	24	(17)
Amniocentesis Panel	41	(8)
Androgen Panel [Testosterone, Dehydroepiandosterone Sulfate (Dhea-S)]	49	(1)
Anemia Panel	50	(22)
Appendicitis, Acute, Panel	72	(3)
Arthritic (Joint) Panel	75	(6)
Asthma Panel	81	(11)
Biological Markers for Depression	92	(3)
Blood Component Therapy	95	(18)
Bone Panel	113	(1)
Bowel Infarction Panel	114	(1)
Breast Cancer Profile	115	(8)
Calculations and Formulas	123	(386)
Cancer Markers Panel (See Tumor Marker Panels)	509
Cardiac Risk Assessment	131	(20)
Cholecystitis, Acute, Panel	151	(133)
Chronic Hepatitis Panel (See Hepatitis, Chronic, Panel)	284
Coagulation Panel	159	(6)
Coma Panel	165	(4)
Connective Tissue Disease Panel	169	(23)
Cultures	192	(9)
Diabetes Insipidus (DI)	201	(1)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Panel	202	(8)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy, Panel	210	(6)
Endocrine Emergencies	216	(16)
Fat Malabsorption Panel	232	(14)
Fungal Panel, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)	246	(1)
Fungal Serological Panel	247	(3)
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Panel	250
Glomerulonephritis, Acute, Panel (See Acute Glomerulonephritis Panel)	9	(268)
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) Panel	277	(1)
Hepatic Panel	278	(6)
Hepatitis, Chronic, Panel	284	(1)
Hepatitis Profile	284	(1)
Hepatitis, Viral, Types, Neonate	285	(17)
Hypertension Panel	302	(1)
Immune Complex Panel	303	(4)
Inborn Errors of Metabolism Panel	307	(1)
Infant, Irritable, Panel	308	(1)
Infectious Disease Panels	309
Joint Panel [See Arthritis (Joint) Panel]	75	(253)
Lead Exposure Panel	328	(4)
Leukemia, Acute, Panel	332	(2)
Leukemia, Chronic, Panel	334	(11)
Liver Antibody Panel	345	(1)
Liver Diseases: Congenital, Genetic and Childhood Disease Panel	345
Malabsorption Panel (See Fat Malabsorption Panel)	232	(127)
Malignant Hyperthermia Panel	359	(13)
Multiple Sclerosis, Panel	372
Myocardial Infarction Panel (See Acute Myocardial Infarction Panel)	11	(366)
Nutrition, Parenteral, Pediatric Monitoring Panel	377	(1)
Nutritional Profile for Protein --- Calorie Malnutrition	378	(5)
Osteomalacia Panel	383	(1)
Pancreatic Insufficiency Panel	384	(1)
Pancreatitis (Acute) Panel	385	(14)
Pheochromocytoma Screen	399	(3)
Pituitary Panel	402	(12)
Prenatal Screening Panel	414	(1)
Preoperative Panel	415	(16)
Pulmonary Emboli Panel	431	(11)
Renal Failure, Acute, Panel	442	(7)
Rhabdomyolysis, Panel	449	(7)
Sarcoidosis Panel	456	(2)
Seizure Panel	458	(2)
Septic Shock Test Panel	460	(2)
Skeletal Muscle Panel	462	(10)
Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone (SIADH)	472	(10)
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring	482	(4)
Thrombolytic Therapy Panel	486	(2)
Thrombosis Panel	488	(2)
Thyroid Panel	490	(12)
Torch	502	(2)
Toxicology Panel	504	(5)
Tumor Markers Panel (Blood)	509	(2)
Tumor Markers Panel (Tissue)	511	(24)
Von Willebrand Disease Profile	535