Mycoplasma tests are used to detect an active or recent mycoplasma infection caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum or Mycoplasma hominis, bacterias transmitted through sexual contact.
Learn about transfusion medicine and blood banking. Transfusion medicine is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the process of collecting (donation), testing, processing, storing, and transfusing blood and its components. It is a cornerstone of emergency and surgical medicine. Blood banks are sections of clinical laboratories that process, test, and distribute blood and its components.
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that can cause severe complications in pregnant women and people with a weakened immune systems. Toxoplasmosis testing detects an infection so it can be treated.
Osmolality measures the amount of dissolved substances (e.g., sodium, potassium) in blood and urine. An osmolality test and calculated osmolal gap help determine if someone has ingested a toxin or has a water imbalance.
A growing number of studies done over the last several years have indicated that there may, indeed, be an association between blood type and an individual's risk of a number of diseases and health conditions.