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… Ammonia Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … the amount of ammonia in the blood. Most ammonia in the body forms when protein is broken down by bacteria in the …
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… (CA-125) Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … has found a cancer that has spread to another part of the body (metastatic cancer), he or she may do a CA-125 test to …
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… Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … for antibodies to the Toxoplasma gondii parasite . Your body's natural defence system ( immune system ) will make …
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… Lead (Pb) Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … metal that can damage the brain and other parts of the body. A lead test may be done on blood taken from the vein, …
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… Gene (HFE) Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … hemochromatosis, an inherited disorder that causes the body to absorb too much iron. The iron then builds up in the …
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… Galactosemia Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … needed to change galactose into glucose, a sugar that your body uses for energy. A person with galactosemia doesn't …
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… Ultrasound On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … called thyroxine. This hormone controls how fast the body converts food into energy ( metabolism ). Parathyroid …
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… (TSH) Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … (T3) and thyroxine (T4). T3 and T4 help control your body's metabolism . Triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) …
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… Gland Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … benefits of the test. Most of the tracer will leave your body through your urine or stool within a day. So be sure to …
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… Blood Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Related … also make prolactin but it is not clear what it does in the body for these people. Prolactin levels are different …
