General health – Part 3 – Biochemical profile, Chemistry profile For Various Diseases

Sample

1. Collect blood after 8 to 12 hours of fast.
2. These tests are done on the serum.
3. How to get good serum: Take 3 to 5 ml of blood in the disposable syringe or in vacutainer. Keep the syringe for 15 to 30 minutes and then centrifuge for 2 to 4 minutes to get the clear serum.

Indications

1. This battery of the tests is done as a routine workup of a person.
2. These tests rule out any kind of pathology e.g because of liver, kidneys, and other biochemical abnormalities like fat metabolism or carbohydrate metabolism, etc.

 List of Common Tests which are recommended:

1. Albumin.
2. Protein in total.
3. Alkaline phosphatase.
4. SGOT.
5. SGPT.
6. Blood Urea.
7. creatinine.
8. Bicarbonate (HCO3 )
9. Chloride
10. Sodium.
11. Potassium.
12. Calcium.
13. Phosphorus.
14. Cholesterol.
15. Glucose.
16. Lactate dehydrogenase
17. Uric acid.

Chemistry profile of various organs:

Liver disease markers for liver cell injury or congenital liver disease:

1. Total Bilirubin.
2. Alkaline phosphatase.
3. SGOT and SGPT.
4. Total protein.
5. Albumin.
6. A / G ratio.
7. Gamma GT.
8. Viral hepatitis markers.
9. LDH

Cardiac markers for Myocardial infarction or angina:

1. CK-MB
2. Troponin-T
3. Lipids
   1. Cholesterol.
   2. triglycerides.
   3. HDL.
   4. LDL.

Kidney Function Panel for kidney diseases:

1. Urea (Blood urea nitrogen)
2. Creatinine
3. Electrolytes

Electrolyte panel for the status of the hydration of the body:

1. Sodium.
2. Potassium.
3. Chloride.
4. CO2.
5. pH.

Thyroid function for hypo or hyperthyroidism:

1. T 3.
2. T 4.
3. TSH.
4. Free T 4.

Hematological workup for anemia, infections or leukemias:

1. CBC like TLC, DLC, Hb, ESR.
2. Platelets count.

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