Tests that look at changes in biochemistry have an important application in medicine, including point-of-care cardiac testing and monitoring heart failure. Biochemical tests can also be used to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – W. Andy Tao, a biochemistry professor in the College of Agriculture who discovered a method to detect and monitor breast cancer using a simple blood test and bladder cancer ...

To assess liver function when symptoms such as confusion, behavioral changes, excessive sleepiness, coma, or hand tremor are present To evaluate the impact of treatment for liver diseases To track the ...

Measurement of plasma or urinary catecholamines and their metabolites is the foundation of the biochemical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma; however, there is no consensus as to the most reliable assay.

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Indications : ALP test is ordered along with a group of other tests called 'liver profile' or 'liver panel'. It is also recommended when a person is suspected to have liver disease or bone disease. In ...

The phenylketonuria (PKU) test is a diagnostic tool used to test infants for phenylketonuria a few days after birth. PKU is an autosomal recessive inborn error of ...