A List of Pathology

Lab TestsSubmitted to: Sir Qazi Adnan SbBy: AHSAN SAQIPHARM-D

Sr. No.

TEST Abbreviation / Meaning

USE

1 Blood for ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Infections and some other conditions in which ESR decrease or increase to check them ESR is performed.

2 Blood for C/E Rhesus antigens C (RH2), E (RH3)

For RH factor ratio determination

3 Blood for Hb Heamoglobin level To check Hb level in Blood

4 Blood for DLC Differential leukocyte count

To find out concentration of different types of leukocytes in the blood

5 Blood for TLC Total leukocyte count

To find total leukocytes in the blood

6 Blood for RBC count Red blood cells count

To check RBCs count in blood

7 Blood for Platelet Count

Platelet count To find out the centration of platelet in blood

8 Blood for Reticulocytes

Immature RBCs To find the concentration of immature RBCs in blood

9 Blood for PVC Packed cell volume

To measure the amount of all blood cells

10 Blood for MCV Mean corpuscular volume

To identify type of anemia i.e. microcytic, normocytic & macrocytic

11 Blood for MCH Mean corpuscular Heamoglobin

To measure concentration of Hb in each RBC

12 Blood for MCHC Mean corpuscular Hb concentration

MCHC is also called MCH

13 Blood for Fetal Hb Chemical

Hb level of fetus To measure the Hb level of fetus

14 Blood for MPMetabolic Panel

that gives information about:sugar (glucose) and calcium levels in the bloodhow the kidneys are functioningthe body's electrolyte and fluid balance

15 Blood for Group & RH Rh factor in blood

To identify the blood type with respect to Rh factor

16 Blood C/E Morphology Morphology of Blood cells

• Color of blood cells• Shape of blood cells

17 Blood for Bleeding Time Bleeding Time To determine the bleeding time of blood

18 Blood for Clotting Time Clotting Time To determine the clotting time of blood

19 Blood for PT Prothrombin Time

To determine the time for blood to make a fibrous clot

20 Blood for APTT Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

To determine the effects of anticoagulants in blood as partial clotting with respect to concentration of anticoagulant

21 Blood for Eosinophil Count Eosinophil Count

To determine eosinophil level

22 MP(ICT) Immuno –chromato- graphic test for Malaria Parasites

A chromatographic that is performed to check malaria parasites attack (Plasmodium falciparum)

23 Bone Marrow Exam & Morphology

Morphology & pathogenic analysis of bone marrow

 Bone Marrow Morphology testing can help your doctor provide an accurate diagnosis and select the most appropriate treatment for you

24 Bone Marrow Examination

Pathogenic analysis of bone marrow

To diagnose a specific pathogenic disease related to bone marrow

25 Leukemia DLC Differential leukocyte count in leukemia

To diagnose leukemia

26 Blood C/E Blast Cells Blast cell concentration

Blast cell C/E level help to diagnose various conditions like cancer.

27 Blood Sugar Blood glucose level To diagnose diabetes and other metabolic conditions related to glucose level of blood

28 Blood Sugar Fasting + Random

Glucose level of blood in fasting & random conditions

Measurement of glucose & its relation to fasting & random ( usually fed ) conditions

29 HBA1C glycosylated haemoglobin molecule, also known as A1c

diabetes diagnosis and how it differs from blood glucose levels.

30 Blood for GTT + Urine Sugar

Glucose Tolerance Test and Sugar in Urine

To check the tolerance of glucose as blood glucose level is normal while that of urine glucose level is not normal

31 Blood for Urea Urea level To measure urea concentration in blood

32 Blood for Creatinine Creatinine level To measure blood Creatinine level

33 Blood for Electrolyte Electrolyte concentration

To determine concentration of different electrolytes in blood

34 Blood for K+ Potassium level To measure concentration of potassium in blood

35 Blood for Na+ Sodium level To measure concentration of Na+ in blod

36 Blood for LFT Liver function test

To identify the patient liver’s problems

37 Blood for Bilirubin Bilirubin level To measure the amount of bilirubin in blood

38 ALK Phosphatase Alkaline phosphatase test

To measures the amount of the enzyme ALP in the blood.

39 SGPT Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase test

A test which is performed to know the cause of liver damage

40 Cardiac Enzyme (Ck, Ck-MB, GOT, LDH)

Cardiac enzymes test

To identify a cardiac disease by which enzyme it cause

41 CKMB Creatine Kinase Test

CK and CK-MB were once the primary tests ordered to detect and monitor heart attacks.

42 SGOT Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase test

To know the cause of liver and heart damage

43 C.P.K. creatine phosphokinase test

To measure the amount of CPK in the blood.

44 Serum LDH Serum Lactate dehydrogenase

To measures the amount of LDH in the blood.

45 Serum Lipid Profile Serum Lipid Profile: Fasting or Non-fasting

 It is usually done in fasting state due to certain limitations in non-fasting serum sample.

46 Serum Total Lipid Total lipids in blood test

To investigate the patients with acute viral hepatitis and chronic liver disease.

47 Serum Cholesterol Cholesterol level To measure the cholesterol level in serum

48 Serum Triglyceride Triglyceride level To identify the harmful effects of triglycerides.

49 Serum HDL High-density lipoprotein

To check the increase or decrease level of HDL in serum

50 Serum LDL Low-density lipoprotein

To check the increase or decrease level of LDL in serum

51 Serum LDL (by Direct Method)

Low-density lipoprotein

To check the increase or decrease level of LDL in serum

52 Serum VLDL Very low density lipoprotein

To measure the level of VLDL

53 Serum Total Protein Total serum protein To measure total serum protein level

54 Serum Albumin Serum albumin level To measure total albumin present in blood

55 Serum Globulin Serum globulin level To measure total globulin present in blood

56 Serum A.G. Ratio Serum albumin-globulin ratio

To measure ratio of serum albumin to globulin

57 Anti HCV (Screening Test)

Anti Hepatitis C Virus To check the presence of Hepatitis C virus

58 Serum HBs-Ag (Screening Test)

Hepatitis B antigen To check the Presence of Hepatitis B

59 Serum Bilirubin Total Serum Bilirubin Concentration

To measure the total bilirubin in serum

60 Serum Bilirubin Direct Conjugated Bilirubin

To measure the level of conjugated bilirubin

61 Serum Bilirubin Indirect Unconjugated Bilirubin

To measure the level of unconjugated Bilirubin

62 Serum Uric Acid Uric acid level of serum

To measure the concentration of uric acid in blood

63 Serum Amylase Serum amylase level

To measure the amylase concentration in serum

64 Serum R. A. Factor Rheumatoid arthritis

To check the presence of rheumatoid factor in blood

65 Serum Anti DNA Antibodies against DNA

To check the presence of antibodies against DNA

66 Serum LE Cell Smear

Lupus Erythematosus

To check the presence of Lupus Erythematosus cells in blood smear

67 Serum V.D.R.L.ICT Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test

To check the antibodies against an antigen in a specific disease

68 Serum A.S.O Titer Antistreptolysin O To check the presence of antibodies against streptolysin

69 Serum Calcium Calcium concentration

To measure level of calcium in serum

70 Serum Phosphorous Phosphate concentration

To measure phosphate level in serum

71 Serum Iron Iron concentration To measure concentration of iron in serum

72 Serum TIBC Total iron binding capacity

To measure the capacity of blood To bind the iron with transferrin

73 Serum Widal Test Agglutination reaction

To check the presence of Salmonella typhi

74 Brucella Antigen Agglutination reaction

To check the presence of antibodies produced in body against Brucella antigen

75 Urine for C/E Rhesus antigens C (RH2), E (RH3)

For RH factor ratio determination in urine

76 Urine for Albumin Albumin concentration

To measure the albumin concentration in urine

77 Urine for Sugar Sugar concentration

To measure sugar concentration in urine

78 Urine for Microscopy Microscopic study

To check the presence of blood cells & casts etc. in urine

79 Urine for 24 Hours Protein Protein level To measure the concentration of proteins in urine

80 Urine for Bile Salt Bile salt level To measure the bile salt level in urine

81 Urine for Bile Pigment Bile pigment level

To measure the concentration of bile pigments in urine

82 Urine for Urobilinogen / Ketones

Urobilinogen/ Ketones’ level

To measure the concentration of urobilinogen / Ketones in urine

83 Urine for Bence Jones Protien

A type of abnormal protein in urine

To check the presence of Bence Jones protein in urine

84 Seiman for C/E Vitamin C &E To measure the level of vit. C & E in seiman

85 Urine for Pregnancy Test Human chorionic gonadotropin

To check either pregnancy is present or not

86 H.I.V Test Human immunodeficiency virus

To diagnose AIDS by checking the presence of HIV

87 Stool for C/E Complete examination

To check the presence of different microbes and other substances in stool

88 Stool for FOBT.ICT Fecal occult blood test

To check the presence of blood in stool

89 Stool for Reducing Agent

Reducing agents like lactose

To check the presence of reducing agents in stool, usually for lactose intolerance

90 Ascetic Fluid for C/E Fluid in peritoneal cavity

Complete examination of ascetic fluid

91 Pleural Fluid for C/E Fluid surrounding the lungs present in space called pleural cavity

Indicates the complete examination of fluid in pleural cavity

92 CSF for C/E Cerebrospinal fluid Indicating complete examination of CSF

93 Mountoux Test Tuberculosis skin test To check the presence of TB germ in the body

94 Blood for C/S Blood Culture and Sensitivity

To check the presence of different types of microbes in blood

95 Sputum for C/E Complete Examination To have a complete examination of sputum for diagnosis of different diseases

96 Throat Swab C/S Throat culture and sensitivity

To check the presence of microbial agents in throat, swab is used to take the sample

97 Eye/Ear Swab C/S Eye/Ear culture & sensitivity

To check the presence of microbes in eye/ear, sample is taken using a swab

98 Nasal Swab C/E Culture & sensitivity test for nose

To check the presence of microbial agents in nose, swab is used to take the sample

99 CSF Fluid C/S Culture & sensitivity test for Cerebrospinal fluid

To check the presence of microbial agents in CSF

100 Pus C/S Culture & sensitivity test for pus

To check the presence of microbial agents in pus

101 Semen C/S Culture & sensitivity test for Semen

To check the presence of microbial agents in semen

102 Urine for C/S Culture & sensitivity test for urine

To check the presence of microbial agents in urine

103 ZN Stain Ziehl–Neelsen stain

To stain and check the presence of acid fast bacteria e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis

104 Gram Stain Staining technique for microbes

To differentiate & identify gram positive & gram negative microbes

105 Biopsy (per Organ) To see the lining tissues obtained from a subject

To analyze the living tissue for the presence of microbes & other chemical agents

106 Buccal Smear for Barr Bodies

Inactive X-Chromosome in female somatic cells

To check the presence of Barr bodies in buccal smear

107 Malignant Cell Tumor cells capable of invading & growing nearby tissues & cells

To check the presence of malignant cells that are abnormal in nature

108 Scraping for Fungus Scraping a tissue to get the sample

To check the presence of fungus to confirm a topical fungal disease

109 HBs-Ag (Elisa) Enzyme linked immunosorbant assay for Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen

To check the presence or absence of Hepatitis B antibodies in blood sample

110 Anti HCV (Elisa) ELISA for Hepatitis C virus

To check the presence of Hepatitis C antibodies in the blood sample

111 Thyroid Profile (T-3, T-4, TSH)

T-3,triiodothyronineT-4, ThyroxinTSH, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

To evaluate the function of thyroid gland by measuring T-3, T-4, TSH

112 T-3 Triiodothyronine To measure the concentration of T-3 for the evaluation of thyroid function

113 T-4 Thyroxin level To measure the concentration of thyroxin in the blood

114 TSH Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

To measure the concentration of TSH in the blood

115 FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone

To measure the concentration of FSH in the blood

116 LH Lutenizing Hormone To measure the concentration of LH in the blood

117 Prolactin Prolactin Hormone To measure the concentration of Prolactin Hormone in the blood

118 Testosterone Testosterone Hormone To measure the concentration of Testosterone Hormone in the blood

119 Progesterone Progesterone Hormone

To measure the concentration of Progesterone Hormone in the blood

120 Beta HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Hormone

To measure the concentration of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Hormone in the blood

121 P.S.A Prostate-Specific Antigen

To measure the level of PSA in the blood for prostate cancer screening

122 Anti H. Pylori Helicobacter pylori, a bacteria

To check the presence of H.pylori for the diagnosis of peptic ulcer due to microbial agent the helps in the treatment

123 Typhidot (IgG + IgM) IgG & IgM antibodies To check the presence & to measure the concentration of stated antibodies in the blood sample

124 Stone Analysis Stones present in different organs like kidney, bladder etc.

To analyze the stones present in different organs for the composition & size of stone

125 Tropnin-1 Troponin-1, a protein level

To measure the concentration of Troponin-1 in the blood

126 CA 125 cancer antigen 125 or carbohydrate antigen 125

To determine the level of CA 125 in blood for ovarian cancer diagnosis

127 HBV Qualitative Hepatitis B Virus To check the presence of Hepatitis B antibodies in blood, just qualitative test

128 HCV Qualitative Hepatitis C Virus To check the presence of Hepatitis C antibodies in blood, just qualitative test

129 HBV Quantitative Hepatitis B Virus To measure the concentration of antibodies produced in blood against HBV for quantitative purpose

130 HCV Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus To measure the concentration of antibodies produced in blood against HCV for quantitative purpose

131 HBV Genotype Hepatitis B Virus genotype

To determine the genotype of HBV that helps to decide about the treatment plan accordingly

132 HCV Genotype Hepatitis C Virus genotype

To determine the genotype of HCV that helps to decide about the treatment plan accordingly

133 Cortisol Cortisol Hormone To measure the level of Cortisol in the blood

134 IgE Immunoglobulin E antibodies

To measure the concentration of IgE antibodies in the blood that are produced again a specific antigen

135 Gene Expert-MTB/RIF

Mycobacterium tuberculosis/ resistance to rifampicin

To identify the M.tuberculosis that is resistant to rifampicin therapy

136 A.D.A Level Adenosine Deaminase

137 Vitamin-D Vitamin D level To measure the concentration of Vit.D in the blood

138 Bone Marrow Examination

Analysis of Bone marrow

To analyze the bone marrow for different substances/cells to diagnose different diseases

139 S- Ferretin Serum ferretin, an iron binding protein

To measure the concentration of ferretin in serum

140 C.R.P C-reactive protein To measure the concentration of C-reactive protein in blood that helps in detection of inflammation

141 S-Alfa Fe-To Protein

Serum alpha fetoprotein, fetal form of serum albumin

To measure the concentration of S-Alfa Fe-To Protein during fetal development.

Thanks A lot! Saqi !