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Blood Test: Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies for Parents
The thyroid peroxidase antibodies test can help doctors diagnose and monitor autoimmune conditions involving the thyroid gland, including Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves disease.
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Blood Test: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) for Parents
A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) blood test helps evaluate kidney and liver function, sugar (glucose) and protein levels in the blood, and electrolyte and fluid balance.
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Blood Test: Factor VIII Activity for Parents
A factor VIII activity blood test enables doctors to evaluate the functioning of a protein that helps blood to clot.
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Blood Test: 17-Hydroxyprogesterone for Parents
The 17-hydroxyprogesterone test is mainly used to check for the most common form of the genetic disorder congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in infants and children.
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Blood Test: Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) for Parents
A partial thromboplastin time (PTT) test is used to evaluate blood's ability to clot. It may be done as part of an evaluation for a bleeding disorder or to monitor the effects of blood-thinning medicine.
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Blood Test: Glucose for Parents
The blood glucose test, which measures the amount of sugar in the blood, may be done as part of a routine physical or to help diagnose diabetes.
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Blood Test: Bilirubin for Parents
Doctors may order bilirubin blood tests for infants or older kids if they see signs of jaundice.
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Blood Test: Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb) for Parents
Doctors do thyroglobulin antibodies tests to help diagnose autoimmune conditions involving the thyroid gland, or when they suspect a thyroid disorder.
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Stressed About a Test? How to Cope for Kids
If you feel stressed about a test, you’re not alone. You feel stressed because you care about doing well and you don’t want to do poorly. Here's what to do
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Blood Test: Lead for Parents
In babies and young kids whose brains are still developing, even a small amount of lead can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems. A lead test can determine the amount of lead in the blood.