Archives mensuelles: October 2016
Serum Calcitonin or Thyrocalcitonin
Indications:
Hormonal assay is useful in the diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer.
Principle:
Thyrocalcitonin is a 32 amino acid peptide synthesized by the thyroid parafollicular C cells.
The...
Prothrombin Time and INR (International Normalized Ratio)
Indications:
Used to be a bleeding disorder, whether congenital or acquired, examination serves primarily to monitor patients on oral anticoagulant treatment based on anticoagulants.
These drugs...
Triiodothyronine
Indications:
This is to assess thyroid function, eg detect hyperthyroidism.
Principle:
T3 is from 80% by deiodination of T4.
Some free T3 is present in the normal state...
Total thyroxine (T4)
Indications:
The review is needed in the suspected diagnosis of hyper- or hypothyroidism.
Principle:
T4 is the main hormone secreted by the thyroid, the free form is...
Sweat Test
Indications:
This is to detect in children with cystic fibrosis or cystic fibrosis.
Principle:
To do this, we must highlight a sweat secretion abnormally rich in sodium...
Spermogram
Indications:
This is the first review to humans during the etiological research of infertility.
Principle:
The review is to examine a semen sample under a microscope after...
PSA (prostate specific antigen)
Indications:
The dosage of the circulating antigen secreted by prostate glandular cells can detect a cancer, to assess the stage to follow the change.
Found in...
Proteinuria Bence Jones
Indications:
The review is an essential element of research myelomas.
Principle:
Protein Bence-Jones is a dimer of light chains (kappa or lambda) of immunoglobulins. It is present...
Blood Lead
Indications:
The main interest of the examination is to detect lead poisoning, whether occupational or environmental origin (or former habitat near an industrial site.
Principle:
Lead absorbed...
Natremia
Indications:
The review for the determination of main extracellular cation (sodium, Na), himself a good indicator of body hydration.
For example, in cases of diarrhea and...
