25 June 2025An LDH blood test measures lactate dehydrogenase, an enzyme that sits inside almost every cell in your body. That single…- 25 June 2025A CPK blood test measures creatine kinase, an enzyme that leaks out of muscle cells when they are stressed or…
- 25 June 2025A troponin blood test measures a protein that leaks into your bloodstream when heart muscle cells are damaged, and it…
- 25 June 2025A transferrin blood test measures the protein that carries iron through your bloodstream. It is almost never read on its…
- 25 June 2025If your lab report shows a reactive RPR test, the most useful thing to know first is this: a positive…
- 25 June 2025Toxoplasmosis IgG and IgM are the two antibodies your lab measured to work out whether you have ever met a…
- 25 June 2025A hepatitis C antibody test tells you whether you have ever encountered the hepatitis C virus — not whether you…
- 25 June 2025An HBsAg positive result means the hepatitis B virus is present in your body right now. It is also one…
- 25 June 2025An HIV blood test looks for traces of the virus in a small blood sample, and the version used in…
- June 24, 2025A CA 15-3 blood test measures a protein that breast tissue sheds into the bloodstream. Doctors use it mainly to…
