Dr Leigh Martens
General Practitioner
Blood-tests Explained
Use this section to gain insight into your blood tests, what they mean or how to prepare yourself before a test
- 17-Hydroxyprogesterone
- 5-HIAA
- A/G Ratio
- Absolute neutrophils
- Acetaminophen
- Acetylcholinesterase
- AChR Antibody
- ACTH
- ADH
- Albumin
- Aldolase
- Aldosterone
- Allergy Blood Testing
- ALP
- ALT
- Amniocentesis
- Amylase
- ANA
- ANCA
- Anion Gap
- Anti-CCP
- Anti-DNase B
- Anti-dsDNA
- Anti-LKM-1
- Antiphospholipids
- Antithrombin
- Apo A-I
- Apo B
- Arterial Blood Gases
- ASO
- AST
- Bicarbonate
- Bilharzia
- Bilirubin
- Blood Culture
- Blood Donation
- Blood Gases
- Blood Ketones
- Blood Smear
- Blood Transfusion
- Blood Typing
- Bone Markers
- Bone Marrow
- BRCA
- Breast Cancer, Gene Expression
- BUN
- C-peptide
- C. difficile
- CA 15-3
- CA 19-9
- CA-125
- Calcitonin
- Calcium
- Carbamazepine
- Cardiac Biomarkers
- Cardiac Risk
- Cardiolipin Antibodies
- Catecholamines
- CCP Antibody
- CD4 Count
- CEA
- Celiac Disease Tests
- Ceruloplasmin
- Chickenpox
- Chlamydia
- Chloride
- Cholesterol
- Cholinesterase
- CK
- CK-MB
- Clostridium difficile
- CMV Tests
- CO2, Total
- Coagulation Cascade
- Coagulation Factors
- Cold Agglutinins
- Complement
- Coombs, Direct
- Coombs, Indirect
- Cortisol
- Creatinine
- Creatinine Clearance
- CRP
- CRP, high-sensitivity
- Cryoglobulins
- CSF Analysis
- D-dimer
- DHEAS
- Digoxin
- Direct Antiglobulin Test
- Direct LDL-C
- Drug Abuse Testing
- E. coli (Shiga toxin-producing)
- EBV Antibodies
- eGFR
- Electrolytes
- Electrophoresis
- ENA Panel
- Erythropoietin
- ESR
- Estradiol
- Estrogen/Progesterone Receptors
- Estrogens
- Ethanol
- Factor V Leiden
- Fecal Fat
- Fecal Occult Blood Test
- Ferritin
- Fibrinogen
- First Trimester Screening
- Folate
- Free T3
- Free T4
- Fructosamine
- FSH
- Fungal Tests
- Gentamicin
- GFR
- GGT
- Glucose
- Gonorrhea
- Gram Stain
- Group B Strep Screen
- Growth Hormone
- H. pylori
- HbA1c
- hCG Pregnancy
- HDL
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes
- HIV Screening
- HIV Viral Load
- HLA Testing
- HLA-B27
- Homocysteine
- HPV
- hs-CRP
- IgE, Total
- Immunoelectrophoresis
- Immunoglobulins
- Influenza Tests
- INR
- Insulin
- Intrinsic Factor Antibody
- Ionized Calcium
- Iron Tests
- Iron, serum
- JAK2 Mutation
- Ketones, blood
- Kidney Stone Analysis
- Kidney Stone Risk Panel
- Lactose Tolerance Tests
- LD
- LDL
- LDL-P
- Legionella
- LH
- Lipase
- Lipid Profile
- Lithium
- Liver Panel
- Lp(a)
- Lupus Anticoagulant Testing
- Magnesium
- MCH
- MCHC
- MCV
- Measles
- Microalbumin
- Mononucleosis Test
- MRSA Screening
- Mumps
- Mycoplasma
- Myoglobin
- Nicotine / Cotinine
- NT-proBNP
- Osmolality
- Ova and Parasite Exam
- p-ANCA
- P1NP
- Pap Test
- Pertussis
- Phenobarbital
- Phenytoin
- Phosphorus
- Platelet Count
- Platelet Function Tests
- Pleural Fluid Analysis
- Porphyrins
- Potassium
- Pregnancy Test
- Progesterone
- Prolactin
- Protein Electrophoresis
- Prothrombin Time
- PSA
- Pseudocholinesterase
- PTH
- PTT
- RBC
- Reticulocytes
- Rheumatoid Factor
- RSV
- Rubella
- Salicylates
- Semen Analysis
- Sensitivity Testing
- Serum Iron
- Shingles
- Sickle Cell Tests
- Smooth Muscle Antibody
- Sodium
- Sputum Culture
- Stool Culture
- Strep Throat Test
- Sweat Chloride
- Synovial Fluid Analysis
- Syphilis
- T3
- T4
- TB Screening Tests
- Testosterone
- Theophylline
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Throat Culture
- Thrombin Time
- Thyroglobulin
- Thyroid Antibodies
- Thyroid Panel
- Total Protein
- Toxoplasmosis
- Transferrin
- Trichomonas
- Triglycerides
- Troponin
- TSH
- Tumor Markers
- Uric Acid
- Urinalysis
- Urine Albumin
- Urine Culture
- Urine Metanephrines
- Urine Protein
- Valproic Acid
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D
- VLDL
- von Willebrand Factor
- WBC
- WBC Differential
- Whooping Cough
- Widal Test
- Wound Culture