Comment: Determine the presence of fungi in skin, nails, or hair. Exudates from abscesses, sinus tracts, aspirates, etc, can be examined by KOH preparation and also smeared for Gram stain
Sample: sample from the corresponding site
Similar Posts
(Oxalate (Quantitative
:Normal range Adult Male: 7-44 Mg/24hr Adult F : 4-31 Mg/24hr Child : 13-38…
Legionella pneumonia antigen in urine
Useful for atypical pneumonia Sample: urine
Digoxin
Therapeutic range: 0.5-2 ng/mL Comment: Used for monitoring therapy. With normal renal function it may take…
Calcium, 24 hr urine
(Normal range: 100-300 mg/24 hrs (2.5-7.5 mmol/24 hrs Comment: Raised in hyperparathyroidism and in other hypercalcaemic…
Uric acid, 24 hr urine
Normal range: 15-45 mmol/L Comment: Reduced in some cases of primary hyperuricaemia, Xanthinuria, folic acid deficiency,…
Microalbuminuria
Normal range: Up to 20 mg /24 hrs Comment: Diabetic patients are prone to insidious renal…