Laboratory Procedures

Anti-HBc determinations can be used as an indicator of current or past HBV infection. Anti-HBc is found shortly after the appearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in acute HBV infections.

Measurements of IgE are useful to carry out on a routine basis for diagnosis, postoperative monitoring and assessment of treatment of atopy-associated diseases as well as of the infectious diseases...

Healthcare providers use a total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) test to assess the iron content in the blood. This test indicates transferrin, a protein that the liver produces to help regulate the i...

The total protein test is a rough measure of all the proteins in the serum. Total protein measurements can reflect nutritional status, kidney disease, and liver disease.

The A/G ratio has commonly been used as an index of the distribution between the albumin and globulin fractions. This ratio can be significantly altered in such conditions as cirrhosis of the liver...

PSA Screening Test A total prostate-specific antigen test is a measurement of the amount of Prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in the blood. It is also an excellent cancer marker in prostate cance...

After release from its thyroid follicles, thyroxine will bind to various proteins in the blood (thyroid-binding globulin, albumin, thyretin). Thyroxine can be measured by immunoassay after the horm...

Triiodothyronine (T3) plays an important role in the maintenance of euthyroid state. Serum T3 measurements can be valuable component of thyroid screening panel in diagnosis certain disorders of thy...

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that infects most species of warm-blooded animals, including humans. The presence of IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii indicates ...