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Common Laboratory Tests

Your doctor may order laboratory tests for you as part of a routine checkup, or to confirm a diagnosis or monitor your health.

Laboratory Tests

Below are common laboratory tests grouped and listed by name in alphabetical order:

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A

  • ACTH Suppression
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
  • Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
  • Albumin
  • Alkaline Phosphatase
  • Allergy Tests
  • Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)
  • Amylase
  • Antibody Tests (Coombs Test)
  • Antigen Tests for Giardiasis
  • Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
  • Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)

B

  • Bicarbonate (Carbon Dioxide)
  • Bilirubin
  • Blood Culture
  • Blood Glucose
  • Blood Type
  • Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
  • Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene

C

  • C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
  • Calcium (Ca)
  • Cardiac Enzyme Studies
  • CD4+ Count
  • Chemistry Screen
  • Chlamydia Tests
  • Chloride (Cl)
  • Cholesterol and Triglycerides
  • Cobalamin
  • Complete Blood Count (CBC)
  • Coombs Test
  • Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance

D

  • Dexamethasone Suppression Test

E

  • Electrolyte Panel
  • Estrogens

F

  • Folic Acid
  • Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

G

  • Globulin
  • Glucose
  • Glycohemoglobin (HbA1c, A1c)
  • Gonorrhea
  • Growth Hormone

H

  • HDL Cholesterol
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Hepatitis Panel
  • Homocysteine
  • Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

I

  • Iron (Fe)

K

  • Ketones

L

  • Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase (LDH)
  • LDL Cholesterol
  • Lead (Pb)
  • Liver Function Panel

M

  • Magnesium (Mg)
  • Microalbumin Urine Test
  • Mononucleosis

O

  • Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

P

  • Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time
  • Phosphate (Phosphorus)
  • Potassium (K) in Blood
  • Potassium (K) in Urine
  • Pregnancy Test
  • Progesterone
  • Prolactin
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
  • Prothrombin Time

R

  • Reticulocyte Count
  • Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
  • Rubella

S

  • Sedimentation Rate
  • Sickle Cell Test
  • Sodium (Na)
  • Stool Analysis
  • Stool Antigen Test
  • Stool Culture
  • Syphilis

T

  • Testosterone
  • Thyroid Hormone
  • Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
  • Total Serum Protein

U

  • Uric Acid
  • Urine Test

V

  • Viral Tests
  • Vitamin B12

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