Patient information about frequently ordered laboratory tests

If your physician ordered your lab test(s) from Quest Diagnostics, the results will be sent directly to your physician. Use the search box, or click on any lab test or brochure name below to learn why each lab test is done, how it is done, and some of the information physicians can obtain from the laboratory test results.

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Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Alkaline Phosphatase

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Allergy, ImmunoCAP® Blood Test Allergen Avoidance Pad English
Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) Maternal Serum Screen 4 (Quad Screen) English   Spanish
Amylase
Antibody test for hepatitis A
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)

Ashkenazi Jewish Panel
Anemia, Fanconi's
Bloom Syndrome
Dysautonomia, Familial
Gaucher Disease
Genetic Testing
Leukodystrophy, Canavan's
Niemann Pick Disease
Tay-Sachs Disease

Carrier Screening in the Ashkenazi Jewish Population English   Russian
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Bladder Biopsy
Bladder Cancer Recurrence (Vysis®' UroVysion)
Blood Glucose What does it mean to have diabetes?
Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests
English
English
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Breast Biopsy
Breast Cancer Screening

Calcium
Calcium (Ca) In Blood
Calcium (Ca) In Urine


Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests
Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests


English
English

Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125)
Carbon Dioxide

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
Cardio CRP™ (high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein)
Cervical Biopsy
Chlamydia Tests

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Descriptive Listing of Common STDs

English   Spanish
English   Spanish

Chloride (CI)

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Chromosome Analysis
CK (creatine kinase)
Colon Biopsy
Colorectal Cancer Screen (InSure™')
Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Your Blood Tests: The Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English
English

Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

C-Reactive Protein
Cystic Fibrosis Test Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening English   Spanish
Esophageal Biopsy
Fecal Occult Blood Test
Ferritin

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Folic Acid Maternal Serum Screen 4 (Quad Screen) English   Spanish
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Glycohemoglobin (GHb)
Gonorrhea Test

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Descriptive Listing of Common STDs

English   Spanish
English   Spanish

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) Tests
Hemoglobin (Part of CBC)
Hepatitis B antigen and antibody tests

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Descriptive Listing of Common STDs

English   Spanish
English   Spanish

Hepatitis C Genotype
Hepatitis C Viral Load (HEPTIMAX™)
Hepatitis C Virus Test
Herpes Test (HerpeSelect®')

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Descriptive Listing of Common STDs

English   Spanish
English   Spanish

HIV Testing

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Descriptive Listing of Common STDs

English   Spanish
English   Spanish

HIV Viral Load
Homocysteine
HPV Test (Human Papillomavirus) Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Descriptive Listing of Common STDs

English   Spanish
English   Spanish

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Maternal Serum Screen 4 (Quad Screen) English   Spanish
Iron Tests

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH)

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Lead
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Magnesium (Mg)

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Maternal Serum Screening
Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood
Estrogens
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Maternal serum triple test

Maternal Serum Screen 4 (Quad Screen) English   Spanish
Osteoporosis / Bone Mineral Density Testing Osteoporosis English
Ovarian Cancer
Pap Test
Parathyroid Hormone (Bio-Intact PTH)
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Phosphorus
Phosphate in Blood
Phosphate in Urine


Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests
Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests


English
English

Potassium (K)

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Progesterone
Prolactin
Prostate Biopsy
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Prothrombin Time (PT)
Rheumatoid Factor (RF) ;
Rubella Test
Sedimentation Rate
Sickle Cell Testing
Skin Biopsy
Sodium (Na)

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Stomach Biopsy
Syphilis Tests

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Descriptive Listing of Common STDs

English   Spanish
English   Spanish

Testosterone
Thyroid Hormone Tests
(T-3 Total; T-3 Uptake; T-4 Total [Thyroxine])

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Total Serum Protein and/or Albumin

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

TSH

Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests

English

Uric Acid
Uric Acid in Blood
Uric Acid in Urine


Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests
Your Blood Tests: Chemistry Tests


English
English

Urine Test
Vitamin B12
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