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Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

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Elevated levels indicate liver disorders

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Albumin

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Decreased levels indicate liver or kidney disorders or malnutrition

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Alcohol

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Elevated levels indicate intoxication

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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP

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Elevated levels indicate bone or liver disorders

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Ammonia

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Elevated levels indicate severe liver disorders

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Amylase

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Elevated levels indicate pancreatitis

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7
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Arterial blood gases (ABGs

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Determine the acidity or alkalinity and oxygen and carbon dioxide levels of blood

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Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

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Elevated levels indicate myocardial infarction or liver disorders

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9
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Bilirubin

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Elevated levels indicate liver or hemolytic disorders

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Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

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Elevated levels indicate kidney disorders

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Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)

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Elevated levels indicate congestive heart failure

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Calcium (Ca)

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Mineral associated with bone, musculoskeletal, or endocrine disorders

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Cholesterol

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Elevated levels indicate coronary risk

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Creatine kinase (CK)

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Elevated levels indicate myocardial infarction or other muscle damage

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15
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Creatine kinase (CK) isoenzymes

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Determine the extent of muscle or brain damage (elevated in myocardial infarction)

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16
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Creatinine

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Elevated levels indicate kidney disorders

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17
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Creatinine clearance

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Urine and serum test to measure glomerular filtration rate

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18
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Drug screening

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Detects drug abuse and monitors therapeutic drugs

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Electrolytes (CO2, Cl, Na, K)

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Evaluate body fluid balance

20
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Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT)

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Elevated levels indicate early liver disorders

21
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Glucose

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Elevated levels indicate diabetes mellitus

22
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Glucose tolerance test (GTT)

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Detects diabetes mellitus or hypoglycemia

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Haptoglobin

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Used to evaluate hemolytic anemia and certain chronic diseases

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Hemoglobin A,C

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Monitors diabetes mellitus

25
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Hemoglobin (Hgb) electrophoresis

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Detects abnormal hemoglobins

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High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

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Assesses coronary risk

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Iron

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Decreased levels indicate iron deficiency anemia

28
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Lactic dehydrogenase (LD (LDH))

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Elevated levels indicate myocardial infarction or lung or liver disorders

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Lead

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Elevated levels indicate poisoning

30
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Lipase

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Elevated levels indicate pancreatitis

31
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Lithium (Li)

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Monitors antidepressant drug

32
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Lithium (Li)

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Monitors antidepressant drug

33
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Low-density lipoprotein (LDL

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Assesses coronary risk

34
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Magnesium

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Cation involved in neuromuscular excitability of muscle tissue

34
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Magnesium

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Cation involved in neuromuscular excitability of muscle tissue

35
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Myoglobin

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Early indicator of myocardial infarction

36
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Phosphorus (P)

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Mineral associated with skeletal or endocrine disorders

37
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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)

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Screening for prostatic cancer

38
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Protein

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Decreased levels associated with liver or kidney disorders

39
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Total protein (TP)

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Decreased levels indicate liver or kidney disorders

40
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Triglycerides

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Used to assess coronary risk

41
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Troponin I and T

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Early indicators of myocardial infarction

42
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Troponin I and T

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Early indicators of myocardial infarction

42
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Troponin I and T

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Early indicators of myocardial infarction

43
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Uric acid

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Elevated levels indicate kidney disorders or gout

44
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Uric acid

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Elevated levels indicate kidney disorders or gout