Inflammation tests
Definition: Reaction of the body towards any strange event
Some causes of inflammation:
- Shock
- Fractures of bone
- Infection
- Oncology
- Immunological diseases
Each of these causes to send the inflammatory substances to the affected area of the body, which in turn cause five signs:
- the pain
- Redness
- The heat
- oedema due to the accumulation of body fluids that carry immune cells which deal with the cause of inflammation
- It lost the function of the affected tissue or organ to be treated
The most important tests for diagnosis of inflammation:
- CRP
- ESR
- Ferritin
The most important tests :
Auto immune disease :
- ANA
- AchR Abs
- Anti ds DNA – Anti smith Ab
- ASMA
- LKM
- SLA
- APA
- AMA
- ANCA C/ ANCA P
- Anti Ro/La (SSA/SSB)
- Anti Scl 70 - Anti RNP
- Anti TPO/ Anti microsomal Ab
- TSI
- RF - Anti CCP
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Tumor marker:
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- CA 125
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- CA5.3
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- CA 19.9
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- CEA
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- AFP
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- PSA (total & free)
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- B2M
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Culture and Sensitive testing:
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- Sputum C&S
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- Urine C&S
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- Wound C&S
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- Blood culture
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