Category Archives: فحوصات طبية

KOH preparation

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

Ketosteroids

:Normal range (M: 6-22 mg/24 hr   (20.8-76.27 mmol/24 hrs (F: 4-16 mg/24 hr     (13.87-55.47 mmol/24 hrs Comment: Raised in most types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia and in precocious puberty in males and females. Usually raised in hirsutism or virilisation due to an adrenal or ovarian tumor and in Cushing’s disease or syndrome. Reduced in… Read More »

Kappa & Lambda Light Chains (Quantitative), serum

:Normal range Kappa          : 313-1324 mg/dL Lambda        : 351-662 mg/dL Ratio            : 1.35-2.69 Comment: The test is most often required to evaluate a monoclonal globulin detected in a serum protein electrophoresis. It quantitates Kappa and Lambda light chains in serum and their ratio. Increased in renal tubular disorders, nephrotoxicity and SLE Sample: Serum

(Isoleucine (Quantitative

:Normal range Blood, umol/L* Newborn: 25-150 Infants: 20-95 Children: 40-122 Adults: 40-100 Urine, umol/L* Infants: < 20 Children: < 21 Adults: < 36 Comment: Look amino acid in plasma & urine Sample: 24hr urine, spot urine, plasma, (lithium heparin) separates immediately

(Iron binding capacity total (TIBC

Normal range: Adult           : 250-410 mg/dL; Infant        : 100-400 mg/dL Comment: Increased in liver damage, hemolytic anemias, hemochromatosis and in iron deficiency. Reduced in acute and chronic infections, nephrotic syndrome, cirrhosis, hemorrhage, hypothyroidism, thalassemias, and uremia Sample: serum

Immunohistochemistry

:Comment For myasthenia Gravis Acetyl cholinesterase For familial polyposis coli Adenomatous polyposis coli For adalin def. Adhalin Liver disease; histiocyte marker Alpha-1- antitrypsin Hepatocellular carcinoma and germ cell tumors Alpha-Fetoprotein Lymphoma, some stromal tumors BCL2 Germ cell tumors B-HCG Detect metastatic carcinoma to breast origin (Brst-2 (GCDFP-15 Detect metastatic carcinoma to ovarian origin CA125 Positive… Read More »

IgG Subclasses

:Normal range IgG1: 65 %, IgG2: 25 %, IgG3: 6%, IgG4: 4% (IgG Subclass levels (mg/dL IgG4 IgG3 IgG2 IgG1 Age 6-63 9-62 30-140 190-620 0-1 y 4-43 11-98 30-170 230-710 1-2 y 3-120 6-130 40-240 280-830 2-3 y 5-180 9-160 50-310 350-810 3-6 y 11-620 13-320 30-630 270-1740 > 6 y Comment: Approximately 80%… Read More »

Hydroxyprogesterone

:Normal range M: 0.42-3.5 ng/mL F: *Follicular phase: 0.20-2.6 ng/mL Luteal phase: 0.28-4.0 ng/mL* Oral contraceptives: 0.09-1.7 ng/mL* :Post-menopausal* o        No hormone therapy: 0.11-1.2 ng/mL o        With hormone therapy: 0.08-0.93 ng/mL Comment: Used in the investigation of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Increased in C-21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency, some cases of ovarian or adrenal neoplasms, and in congenital adrenal… Read More »

Inhibin A & B serum

:Normal range Inhibin A  pg/mL 5.46-28.16      : Early follicular phase 0-4 day of LMP  pg/mL 7.87-34.54      : Mid follicular phase 5-10 day of LMP  pg/mL 19.49-102.28  : Late follicular 11-13 day of LMP pg/mL 49.92-155.48  : Day of ovulation 14 day of cycle  pg/mL 35.93-132.68  : Early luteal phase 15-17 day of LMP  pg/mL 13.15-159.55  : Mid… Read More »