Laboratory Procedures

diagnostic test to monitor individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn?s disease, ulcerative colitis, indeterminate colitis) and to distinguish from irritable bowel syndrome.

rapid, visual immunoassay for the qualitative, presumptive detection of human haemoglobin in faecal specimens. The test is intended for use as an aid in diagnosis of lower gastrointestinal pathol...

The detection of fecal occult blood in stool is important for the diagnosis of diseases that result in gastrointestinal bleeding and to screen for colorectal cancers and large adenomas that bleed. ...

Examination of?feces?provides important information that aids in the differential diagnosis of various gastrointestinal tract disorders, which range from maldigestion and malabsorption to bleeding ...

Ferritin is known as iron-storage protein and is synthesized by many body cells. It is found mainly in the liver, spleen, muscle and bone marrow, with only a small fraction found in blood. The amou...

FDPs, including D-dimer, become elevated and interfere with normal fibrin formation. This combination of events sets loose a series of toxic and inflammatory processes. This assay is particularly u...

Fibrinogen level aids in the detection of increased or decreased fibrinogen concentration of acquired or congenital origin. It is also used in monitoring severity and treatment of disseminated intr...

Folates are necessary for nucleic acid and mitochondrial protein synthesis, and amino acid metabolism. It is used in the diagnosis of suspected folate deficiency that is caused by low dietary intak...

FSH promotes follicular development in the ovary and gametogenesis in the testis. FSH in mature females acts to stimulate development of the ovarian follicles. Circulating FSH levels vary throughou...