Laboratory Procedures

Antithrombin?III is the plasmatic inhibitor of thrombin and activated factor X and forms an irreversible inactive complex with these enzymes. This test aids in the quick determination of physiologi...

Grossly bloody stool and vomitus are sometimes seen in neonates as the result of swallowing maternal blood during delivery. The APT test helps to distinguish between the presence of fetal blood or ...

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) is one of a group of enzymes which catalyzes the interconversion of amino acids and alpha-keto acids. AST is mostly used in the evaluation of liver disease. Both AS...

Bacteria challenge tests is performed to demonstrate that the product used on surfaces in manufacturing areas, hands, household, hospitality and commercial establishments, and other facilities are ...

This assay is an agglutination test intended for the rapid diagnosis of bacterial meningitis by the qualitative detection of soluble antigens to Neisseria meningitidis groups A, B/E. coli K1, C, Y/...

A pre-employment medical examination or basic five medical is a series of tests assessing whether the employee is physically capable of undertaking the job. It is also considered a job requirement ...

BCR-ABL (QRT-PCR) is an automated test for quantifying the amount of BCR-ABL transcript as a ratio of BCRABL/ABL. The test utilizes automated, quantitative, real-time reverse transcription polymera...

This assay is used for the identification of numerous defects in the ?-globin gene, many of which cause structural abnormalities, such as HbS (sickle cell hemoglobin), HbC, HbE, or lead to impaire...

?2-microglobulin is found on the surface of nearly all nucleated cells, where it constitutes the light chain of class I human leukocyte antigen (HLA). Serum levels of ?2M are frequently elevated in...