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… Test Overview A tissue type test is a blood … Checking the antigens can tell if donor tissue is safe (compatible) for transplant to …
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… Condition Basics What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is a disease … pancreas called the islet (say "EYE-let") tissue. Type 1 diabetes starts because the … the blood. The doctor will use those blood test results and the Diabetes Canada criteria …
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… Condition Basics What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is a disease … pancreas called the islet (say "EYE-let") tissue. Type 1 diabetes starts because the … the blood. The doctor will use those blood test results and the Diabetes Canada criteria …
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… Topic Overview What is an abnormal Pap test? A Pap test, or Pap smear, is done to look … the doctor also may take a small sample of tissue from the cervix so that it can be looked … Knowing if you have a high-risk type of HPV can help guide your treatment …
Medical tests
… Test Overview An estrogen test measures the … and estrone. Estradiol is the most common type of estrogen measured for non-pregnant … large amounts by the placenta . This is the tissue that links the fetus to the mother. …
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… Test Overview An aspartate aminotransferase … in red blood cells , liver , heart, muscle tissue, pancreas , and kidneys. AST formerly … are normally found in the blood. When body tissue or an organ such as the heart or liver …
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… each stage of the pregnancy. An abnormal Pap test may be evaluated further with colposcopy . … after delivery. If colposcopy shows normal tissue, then a repeat Pap test or colposcopy … later. Having a second test depends on the type of abnormalities reported on the first Pap …
Medical tests
… Test Overview Cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) is a … other cancers and in small amounts in normal tissue. A CA-125 test measures the amount of … other cancers and in small amounts in normal tissue. A CA-125 test measures the amount of …
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… Test Overview Karyotype is a test to identify … (geneticist) or a genetic counsellor . This type of counsellor is trained to help you … testing can be done using almost any cell or tissue from the body. A karyotype test usually …
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… Test Overview A total serum protein test … through the blood and is important for tissue growth and healing. Globulin. This is … through the blood and is important for tissue growth and healing. Globulin. This is …
