Laboratory Procedures

The determination of Factor IX is important in the diagnosis of consumption coagulopathy, hepatic cirrhosis and to achieve more precise monitoring of oral anticoagulant therapy.

Declining coagulation factor V activity is a more specific marker of liver disease. The factor V activity assay, performed in conjunction with the factor VII assay, may be used to distinguish liver...

The determination of the coagulation activity of Factor VIII and IX is employed for monitoring substitution therapy with Factors VIII and IX concentrates in hemophilia A or B.

Factor V Leidenis a coagulation test for the determination of the anticoagulatory capacity of the Protein C system in human plasma and is used to diagnose hereditary or acquired deficiency states o...

Fasting Blood Sugar or Fasting Plasma Glucose is a standard blood test to diagnose and treat diabetes. It measures the amount of glucose (sugar) in your bloodstream after fasting for at least 8 hou...

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

Colon cancer is one of the most crucial conditions affecting thousands of people worldwide. Among many other available diagnostic tools that aid early detection, one of the most effective tools for...

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. ...