Archives mensuelles: October 2016
Ferritin
Indications:
Doser ferritin to estimate the amount of iron stored in the body in the case of anemia or more generally of a chronic fatigue.
Principle:
Abundant...
Functional Exploration of Digestion – Test Goiffon
Indications:
This examination can detect digestive shortcomings from the analysis of digestion, performed on stool.
Principle:
It establishes, in this protocol, a microscopic study of food waste,...
Serum Protein Electrophoresis
Indications:
Simple and inexpensive way, this review allows to know the blood composition protide, mainly albumin and globulins.
Principle:
Albumin is preferentially secreted by the liver, and...
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
Indications:
The examination is useful when suspected hemolytic anemia or haematological disease associated with the patient's geographic origin, namely Africa, specifically the southern Sahara.
Principle:
The majority...
Urinalysis (Urine Culture)
Indications:
The urine sample to diagnose a urinary tract infection by microscopy and seeding in a Petri dish, and, thanks to the susceptibility to guide...
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHA)
Indications:
The test is useful for diagnosis of adrenal hyperandrogenism.
Before prescribing DHEA, we must ensure that the absence of biological cons-indications; consideration, as far as...
D-dimer
Indications:
The dosage of D-dimer is an aid in the diagnosis of venous thrombosis formed, phlebitis as pulmonary embolism.
This examination is also useful when in...
CRP (C-reactive protein)
Indications:
This is to assess and diagnose through a blood test, an inflammatory condition.
Principle:
This protein synthesized by the liver, is present at low levels in...
Creatinine
Indications:
This assay allows to diagnose a dysfunction of the kidney filtration. The test is more reliable than that of urea.
Principle:
Creatinine is a product of...
Plasma Cortisol
Indications:
Cortisol is the main hormone secreted by the adrenal glucorticoïde. The serum cortisol can detect an abnormality of the adrenal Cushing syndrome or adrenal...
