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Acetaminophen

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Measures Tylenol levels, accidental overdose, suicide, liver damage.

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Albumin

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Indicates malnutrition, intestinal and liver damage.

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Alkaline Phosphatase

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Indicates liver or bone disorders.

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Ammonia

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Determines prognosis for severe liver disease and severity of Reye’s syndrome.

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AST/ALT

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Indicates liver damage or disease.

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Direct Bilirubin

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Indicates liver jaundice (conjugated).

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Total Bilirubin

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Sum of direct bilirubin and indirect bilirubin (unconjugated).

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BHCG

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Indicates HCG levels, pregnancy, and types of cancer including testicular, ovarian, liver, stomach, and lung cancers.

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BNP

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Indicates congestive heart failure.

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BUN

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Used to evaluate kidney disease, renal function, hydration status, nitrogen balance, adequacy of dialysis, and aid in diagnosis of renal disease.

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Calcium

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Indicates bone, thyroid, or kidney disease.

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Carbamazepine (TDM)

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Treats seizures, neuralgia, and mania.

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Chloride

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Indicates kidney/liver disease, heart failure, and high blood pressure.

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Cholesterol

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Indicates heart disease or stroke.

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Creatine Kinase

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Indicates heart, brain, or skeletal damage/disease.

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CKMB

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Indicates myocardial injury.

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CO2

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Indicates kidney/lung disease, weakness, fatigue, and high blood pressure.

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Creatinine

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Measures creatinine concentration to determine kidney function and monitor progression of kidney disease.

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Digoxin (TDM)

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Treats heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

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D-Dimer

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Presence in bloodstream indicates current or recent coagulation and fibrinolysis.

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ETOH

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Indicates alcohol levels.

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Ferritin

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Iron storing protein.

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Folate

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Indicates anemia, malnutrition, and malabsorption.

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Free T3, Free T4, Total T4, and TSH

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Hormones that indicate thyroid functions.

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Gamma-glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Indicates liver disease or damage to bile ducts.
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Gentamicin (TDM/Antibiotic)
Treats severe blood infections and enterococcus infections.
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Glucose
Indicates diabetes, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and diabetic coma.
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Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Indicates tissue disease or damage.
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Hemoglobin A1c
Estimates average glucose levels in the bloodstream over the last three months.
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HSCRP
Indicates inflammation.
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Iron
Indicates anemia or hemochromatosis.
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Lactic Acid
Indicates conditions such as anoxia, decreased hepatic blood flow, shock, heart failure, or drugs.
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Lipase
Indicates pancreatitis or cystic fibrosis.
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Lithium (TDM)
Treats bipolar disorder.
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Magnesium
Controls high blood pressure and blood sugar.
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Microalbumin
Indicates kidney disease; increase in urinary albumin is an early sign of renal nephropathy.
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Phenobarbital (TDM)
Treats epilepsy and anxiety.
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Phenytoin/Dilantin (TDM)
Treats seizures and convulsions.
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Phosphorus
Indicates parathyroid, kidney, and bone disorders.
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Potassium
Indicates kidney disease, diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
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Procalcitonin (PCT)
Indicates sepsis and bacterial infection.
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Total Protein
Indicates nutritional issues and kidney/liver disease.
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Salicylate
Indicates aspirin levels, accidental overdose, suicide, and liver damage.
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Sodium (NA)
Indicates kidney problems and dehydration.
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Theophylline/Aminophylline (TDM)
Treats asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema.
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Reference (TDM/Antibiotic)
Treats bacterial infections.
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Total Protein
Increase indicates dehydration, monoclonal disease; decrease indicates overhydration, nephrotic syndrome.
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Transferrin
Iron moving protein that mediates transport of iron through blood plasma.
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Triglycerides
Indicates heart attack or stroke.
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Troponin
Indicates heart attack; preferred biomarker for myocardial necrosis.
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Uric Acid
Assesses inherited disorders of purine metabolism, gout, and kidney dysfunction.
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Valproic Acid (TDM)
Treats seizures and mania.
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Vancomycin (TDM/Antibiotic)
Used to treat colitis and infections of the intestines.
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Vitamin B12
Indicates anemia.

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