Normal range: 26-35 seconds
Comment: T screen the integrity of the intrinsic pathway of coagulation (factors VIII, IX, XI, and XII) and to a lesser extent the common pathway (fibrinogen and factors II, V, and X). May detect lupus anticoagulants, but the PTT should not be used to screen for lupus anticoagulants because the PTT may or may not be prolonged (depending on the reagents). Also used to monitor
Sample: Citrated plasma
PCR: Adenovirus Useful for viral pneumonia Sample: fluid or lavage PCR: Apo E (Useful for Alzheimer’s…
Normal range: Negative Comment: Rapid detection of herpes simplex virus Sample: Tissue sections (Paraffin blocks) &…
:Normal range Normal: absence of any detectable mutations Carrier status: detection of a single mutation Hereditary…
(Normal range: 4-24 mg/dL (106-638 nmol/L Comment: Although riboflavin has a wide distribution in foodstuffs, many…
Normal range: Negative Comment: Malaria is a protozoan parasitic infection caused in humans by for members…
Normal range: Negative Comment: Polyarteritis nodosa, idiopathic cresentic glomerunephritis, SLE, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease,…