Lithium tests are an important tool that doctors use to guide and monitor lithium treatment in people living with bipolar disorder and other conditions.
Therapeutic drug monitoring is the measurement of drugs levels in the blood at timed intervals to maintain relatively constant levels and avoid toxicity.
Potassium is an electrolyte, a type of mineral that is essential to your health. Find out about the types of potassium tests and when and how they are used.
Thyroid Antibodies testing can help determine if your immune system and thyroid are functioning properly. It’s often used to diagnose Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) or arginine vasopressin (AVP) helps regulate water balance in the body. An ADH blood test measures your level to detect too much or too little ADH and, with other tests, help determine the cause.
Myoglobin is a small, oxygen-binding protein found in heart and skeletal muscles. When heart or skeletal muscle is injured, myoglobin is released into the blood and eliminated from the body in the urine. A myoglobin blood test may be used to detect muscle damage and a myoglobin urine test may reflect muscle damage and risk of kidney damage.
