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Calcium testing
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Detects the total calcium and is useful when the serum albumin is abnormal. It does not detect calcium levels in the bone
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CEA
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Carcinoembryonic antigen
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Explain a use of CEA testing
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Used to detect the recurrence of colonic adenocarcinoma following a surgical resection
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Cholesterol - Total testing
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Used for the assessment of lipid status, particularly as a risk factor for coronary artery disease
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Cholesterol - total
greater than 5.5 mmol/L |
associated with a significantly increased risk of coronary artery disease in all age groups
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Name examples of causes of increased levels of Cholesterol
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May be primary (familial hypercholsesterolaemia and other genetic disorders
Secondary (associated with hypothryoidism, biliary obstruction, nephrotic syndrome & others) |
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Cholinesterase - Erythrocyte testing
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Useful in the detection of poisoning with organophosphate insecticides
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Cortisol
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Useful in the assessment of adrenocortical function
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CK
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Creatine kinase
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Use of CK testing
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assists in the diagnosis and monitoring of myocardial infarction and diseases affecting this skeletal muscle
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Creatinine test
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assist with assessment of renal function
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Increased creatinine may indicate
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conditions that reduce the glomerular filtration rate
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ESR
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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
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Use of ESR testing
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presence and monitoring of the progress of an orgainc disease or condition
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Raised ESR may indicate
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Pregnancy, inflammatory and neoplastic disese, chronic infections and disseminated carcinomas (eg myeloma)
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