Laboratory Procedures

Protein S (S-Protein) is a vitamin K-dependent plasma glycoprotein that is found in two forms in plasma. A Protein S deficiency may be acquired or inherited and is associated with an increased risk...

The prothrombin time (PT) is a useful screening procedure for the extrinsic coagulation mechanism including the common pathway (detects deficiencies in factors II, V, VII, and X). The PT is frequen...

Prothrombin Time Mixing study is done to detect the cause of a prolonged PT screening test. It is used to distinguish factor deficiencies from factor inhibitors.

Random Blood Sugar testing measures the levels of glucose in the blood at any given point in the day.

Amylase is produced in the pancreas and parotid glands, normal individual have low but measurable urine amylase. Elevated result may aid in the diagnosis of pancreatitis and other pancreatic disord...

Urinary calcium reflects dietary intake and rate of calcium absorption. It is used to evaluate endocrine function, calcium metabolism and excretion, and acid–base balance.

Measurement of urine chloride is used to reevaluate renal conservation of electrolytes and confirm serum values. Its purpose is to help evaluate fluid and electrolyte imbalance, and renal and adren...

Creatinine is eliminated from blood by glomerular filtration. Urine creatinine analysis is used to calculate creatinine clearance, or serve as a reference quantity for other analytes, such as in ca...

Renal urine magnesium testing is used in assessing the cause of abnormal serum magnesium concentration. It is also aids in determining whether nutritional magnesium. It may also help on assessing r...