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Latest News
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- STD Self-Test Uses Internet (06/09/2005, United Press International)
- New TB Blood Test As Good As Old Skin Test (06/08/2005, United Press International)
- Breath Analyzer Detects Lung Cancer (06/01/2005, Reuters Health)
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From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Interpreting Laboratory Test Results (National Cancer Institute)
Overviews
- Overviews
- A Pathologist Is... (American Society for Clinical Pathology)
- Common Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Lab Tests (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
- Understanding Your Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Why Doctors Order Laboratory Tests (Nemours Foundation)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Screening Tests for Adults (Ages 30-49) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Screening Tests for Young Adults (Ages 18-29) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Coping
- Coping
- Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Test Preparation: Your Role (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Tips on Blood Testing (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- 24-Hour Urine Collection (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Basic Metabolic Panel (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Blood Culture (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Electrolytes (Nemours Foundation)
- Stool Tests (Nemours Foundation)
- Understanding Your Complete Blood Count (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Urine Tests (Nemours Foundation)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Buying Diagnostic Tests from the Internet: Buyer Beware! (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
- FDA Clears First of Kind Genetic Lab Test (Food and Drug Administration)
- Helping You Identify Quality Laboratory Services (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
- Home-Use Tests (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
- Reference Ranges & What They Mean (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Where Lab Tests Are Performed (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
Directories
- Directories
- Accredited Laboratory Search (College of American Pathologists)
- Laboratory Directory-GeneReviews (Children's Health Care System, Seattle)
Children
- Children
- I Had a Lab Test! (American Society for Clinical Pathology)
- Screening Tests for Children (Ages 2 to 12) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Screening Tests for Newborns and Infants (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- Screening Tests for Teens (Ages 13-18) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Seniors
- Seniors
- Screening Tests for Adults (50 and Up) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)