Clinical chemistry uses chemical methods to determine the levels in body fluids and tissues of chemical components. Blood and urine are the most important substances used in clinical chemistry.
There are several different methods for detecting an...
What are Blood tests?
Your evaluation can include conducting different Blood Tests including (but not limited to) cell counts, assessing various blood chemistries, and inflammation markers. We can calculate several things like salts, blood cell...
A complete blood count (CBC) is a Blood Test that examines the numbers and features of blood cells. It examines three types of cells: red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs) and Platelets.
A CBC measures the following:
White bloo...
What is Urinalysis?
A Urinalysis is a group of tests done to examine your urine (pee). It finds and measures substances such as electrolytes, sugar (glucose), proteins, blood, cells and bacteria. It may also be called a urine test.
Why a Ur...
What are Tumor markers?
Tumor markers are substances either released by cancer cells into the blood or urine or substances created by the body in response to cancer cells. Tumor Markers are used to evaluate how well a patient has responded to t...
Overview of Lab Tests
