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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia : Tests

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Absolute reticulocyte count; Direct or indirect Coombs' test; Hemoglobin in the urine; LDH (level of this enzyme rises as a result of tissue damage; Red blood cell count (RBC) and hemoglobin; Serum bilirubin levels; Serum free hemoglobin; Serum ha...
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Date:November 23, 2008
A reticulocyte count measures the percentage of reticulocytes (slightly immature red blood cells) in blood.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 13, 2009
A reticulocyte count is a blood test performed to assess the body's production of immature red blood cells (reticulocytes). A reticulocyte count is usually performed when patients are evaluated for anemia and response to its treatment. It is somet...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Antiglobulin (Coombs') tests are blood tests that identify the causes of immune-mediated anemia or hemolysis. Antiglobulin tests utilize an antibody to human immunoglobulin in order to detect antibody coated (sensitized) cells. In addition to bein...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A blood smear is a blood test that gives information about the number and shape of blood cells.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 13, 2009
The Coombs' test looks for antibodies that may bind to your red blood cells and cause premature red blood cell destruction (hemolysis.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 23, 2008
Coombs' tests are blood tests that identify the causes of anemia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
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Date:February 23, 2009
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
This test is done to help evaluate a person for hemolytic anemia .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The cold agglutinins test is performed to detect the presence of antibodies in blood that are sensitive to temperature changes. Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system in response to specific disease agents; autoantibodies are antibo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A complete blood count (CBC) test measures the following: The number of red blood cells (RBCs; The number of white blood cells (WBCs; The total amount of hemoglobin in the blood; The fraction of the blood composed of red blood cells (hematocrit; T...
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Date:August 10, 2008
One of the most commonly ordered clinical laboratory tests, a blood count, also called a complete blood count (CBC), is a basic evaluation of the cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) suspended in the liquid part of the blood (...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A complete blood count (CBC) is a series of tests used to evaluate the composition and concentration of the cellular components of blood. It consists of the following tests: red blood cell (RBC) count, white blood cell (WBC) count, and platelet co...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The clinical laboratory test that evaluates the three main cellular components of peripheral blood (red cells, white cells, and platelets) is called the "complete blood count" (CBC). It is used commonly to assess whether a patient is anemic (low r...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
A complete blood count (CBC) is a series of tests used to evaluate the composition and concentration of the cellular components of blood. It consists of the following tests: red blood cell (RBC) count, white blood cell (WBC) count, and platelet co...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Urinalysis is the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine. It involves a number of tests to detect and measure various compounds that pass through the urine.
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Date:March 14, 2009
Urinalysis is a diagnostic physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of a urine sample (specimen). Specimens can be obtained by normal emptying of the bladder (voiding) or by a hospital procedure called catheterization.
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Urinalysis is an important test used in diagnosing diseases of the genitourinary tract. Urine is examined for pH and specific gravity by chemical and direct microscopic methods. The presence and concentration of various chemicals such as proteins,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Urine typically contains epithelial cells shed from the urinary tract. Urine cytology evaluates this urinary sediment for the presence of cancerous cells from the lining of the urinary tract, and it is a convenient noninvasive technique for follow...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
A urine dipstick is a colorimetric chemical assay that can be used to determine the pH, specific gravity, protein, glucose, ketone, bilirubin, urobilinogen, blood, leukocyte, and nitrite levels of an individual's urine. It consists of a reagent st...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
A urinalysis is a group of manual and/or automated qualitative and semi-quantitative tests performed on a urine sample. A routine urinalysis usually includes the following tests: color, transparency, specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, ketones...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The urine specimen collection is a procedure used to obtain a sample of urine from a patient for diagnostic tests.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A urinalysis is a group of manual and/or automated qualitative and semi-quantitative tests performed on a urine sample. A routine urinalysis usually includes the following tests: color, transparency, specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, ketones...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
The antinuclear antibody panel is a blood test that looks at antinuclear antibodies (ANA. Antinuclear antibodies are substances produced by the immune system that attack the body's own tissues. See also: Autoimmune disorder
Source:ADAM
Date:February 3, 2009
The antinuclear antibody (ANA) test is a test done early in the evaluation of a person for autoimmune or rheumatic disease, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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