Blood Disorders: Tests & Diagnosis

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  • Lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH)

    06/12/06, Healthwise

    Lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) is an enzyme that helps produce energy. It is present in almost all of the tissues in the body and becomes elevated in response to cell damage. LDH levels are measured from a sample of blood taken from a

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  • Immunoglobulins

    09/28/06, Healthwise

    An immunoglobulins test is done to measure the level of immunoglobulins, also known as antibodies, in your blood.

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  • Total Serum Protein

    01/18/06, Healthwise

    A total serum protein test measures the total amount of protein in the blood. Two major groups of proteins in the blood are albumin and globulin.

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  • Chloride (Cl)

    05/19/06, Healthwise

    A chloride test measures the level of chloride in your blood or urine. Chloride is one of the most important electrolytes in the blood. It helps keep the amount of fluid inside and outside of your cells in balance. It also helps mainta

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  • Thick and thin blood smears for malaria

    05/16/07, Healthwise

    Doctors use thick and thin blood smears to determine whether you have malaria. If one test is negative and no parasites are found, you will have repeated blood smears every 8 hours for a couple of days to confirm that there is no malar

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  • Ammonia

    01/18/06, Healthwise

    An ammonia test measures the amount of ammonia in the blood. Most ammonia in the body forms when protein is broken down by bacteria in the intestines. The liver normally converts ammonia into urea, which is then eliminated in

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  • Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy

    01/29/07, Healthwise

    A bone marrow biopsy removes a small amount of bone and a small amount of fluid and cells from inside the bone (bone marrow). A bone marrow aspiration removes only the marrow. They are often done to find the reason for many blood

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  • Venogram

    09/11/07, Healthwise

    A venogram is an X-ray test that takes pictures of blood flow through the veins in a certain area of the body.

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  • Vein Scan

    11/01/06, Healthwise

    A vein scan is a nuclear scanning test to detect blood clots in the deep veins of the legs (called deep vein thrombosis). Blood clots in certain large veins of the body can break loose and travel through the bloodstream to the lungs, blocking blood f

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  • Cold Agglutinins

    07/27/06, Healthwise

    A cold agglutinins blood test is done to check for conditions that cause the body to make cold agglutinins, or antibodies. Cold agglutinins are normally made by the immune system in response to infection. They cause red blood cells to

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