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Analytes examined

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Analytes examined in the clinical biochemistry laboratory:


Electrolyte panel:

sodium
potassium
chloride
carbon dioxide

Basic metabolic panel:

sodium
potassium
chloride
carbon dioxide
glucose
creatinine
urea (blood urea nitrogen; BUN)


Comprehensive metabolic profile:

sodium
potassium
chloride
carbon dioxide
glucose
creatinine
urea
calcium
total protein
albumin
alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
alkaline phosphatase (AlkP)
total bilirubin


Renal (kidney) function tests:

creatinine
blood urea nitrogen

Hepatic panel (liver profile):

total protein (serum)
albumin
globulins
A/G ratio (albumin-globulin)
protein electrophoresis
urine protein
bilirubin; direct; indirect; total
aspartate transaminase (AST)
alanine transaminase (ALT)
gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)
alkaline phosphatase (ALP)





Lipid profile:

total cholesterol
LDL cholesterol
HDL cholesterol
triglycerides

Cardiac markers:

H-FABP
troponin
myoglobin
CK-MB
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)

Minerals:

calcium
magnesium
phosphate
potassium








Blood disorders:

iron
transferrin
TIBC
vitamin B12
vitamin D
folic acid


Miscellaneous:

glucose
C-reactive protein
glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
uric acid
arterial blood gases (H+, Pco2, Po2)
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
toxicological screening and forensic toxicology (drugs and toxins)
neuron-specific enolase (NSE)
fecal occult blood test (FOBT)




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