DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

• Liver disorders:

  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
  • Albumin
  • Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
  • Ammonia (severe liver disorder)
  • Bilirubin
  • Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) (early liver disorder)
  • Lactate dehydrogenase (LD)
  • Total protein (TP)
• Alcohol - intoxication
• Pancreatitis:

  • Amylase
  • Lipase
• Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) - carcinoma detection and monitoring
• CBC - appendicitis or other infection
• Fecal fat - fat absorption
• Gastrin - gastric malignancy
• Hepatitis A, B, and C immunoassays - Hepatitis A, B, and C screening
• Occult blood - gastrointestinal bleeding or intestinal malignancy
• Ova and parasites (O & P) - parasitic infection
• Peritoneal fluid analysis - bacterial infection
• Stool culture - pathogenic bacteria