Laboratory Procedures

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. ...

Fecalysis is essentially the examination of feces (better known as poop and stool). It aids in diagnosing various gastrointestinal tract disorders, ranging from maldigestion and malabsorption to bl...

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...

Flu detection tests are critical diagnostic assets in identifying the flu, a highly prevalent respiratory disease that can cause potentially life-threatening complications in high-risk populations....

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...