Category Archives: فحوصات طبية

Normal range: Negative Comment: Diagnosis malaria, parasitic infestation of blood; evaluate febrile disease of unknown origin Sample: EDTA, whole blood

Normal range: Negative Comment: Malaria is a protozoan parasitic infection caused in humans by for members of the species plasmodium: P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. malariae,and P. ovale the disease is endemic in subtropical / tropical areas of the world corresponding to the distribution of the mosquito insect vector, members of the genus Anopheles, in… Read More »

Normal range: 1.6-2.6 mg/dL Comment: Low levels in severe prolonged diarrhea; also occasionally in hypoparathyrodism, primary aldosteronism, acute alcoholic intoxication and with cytotoxic therapy. High levels are found in renal failure and associated with high potassium Sample: Serum

Normal range: 15-78 mg/24hrs Comment:Urinary collection is valuable to detected magnesium deficiency due to gastrointestinal causes (e.g., gut failure or Crohn disease). Replacement of Mg in patients with gut failure should be directed at normalization of urinary Mg. The propensity to form calcium oxalate kidney stones is related to urine concentrations of oxalate and calcium,… Read More »

Normal range: Negative Comment:Used for the detection of lymphocytotoxic antibodies in renal transplant recipients. Also used in the investigation of transfusion reactions Sample: Recipient’s serum + donor’s heparinized blood

Comment: For demyelinating disease in peripheral neuropathy Sample: Tissue sections (Paraffin blocks) & Cytology

Normal range: Negative for LE Cells Comment: Specifically used for the diagnosis of lupus erythematous. One negative result does not rule out the possibility of LE. Usually performed parallel with ANA Sample: Whole blood

Normal range: Negative Comment: Indicated for recurrent venous or arterial thrombotic episodes, recurrent abortions, auto-immune vasculitis conditions including SLE. The presence of LA may also be a cause of an otherwise unexplained prolonged APTT. Equivocal and weak positive results should be re-tested in a month together with the Anti cardiolipin antibody. This test is part… Read More »

Normal range: Negative Comment: In auto-immune hepatitis. See Anti Liver- Kidney Microsomal Sample: Serum

Normal range: 0.6-1.2 mmol/L Comment: Lithium levels are measured for control of therapeutic dosage of lithium carbonate Sample: Serum, before dose