Blood Screening Tests

September 25, 2012

The Uses of the SGOT Test

The SGOT (Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase) test is commonly done as part of an expanded chemistry panel and is considered by most to be a good measure […]
May 18, 2012

What Screening Tests are For

Many people wonder why doctors take so much blood or why they order so many tests. They worry that there must be something wrong with them […]
July 14, 2010

Homocysteine as a health screening test of Heart Disease

Homocysteine is one of many amino acid made by the body and is something we get from eating meat. Normally, amino acids are those that help […]
April 7, 2010

What’s in a Blood Screening Test?

Types of blood tests to screen When you have a screening blood test at the doctor’s office, a number of tests are performed. Each doctor chooses […]