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Opioid Testing

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Getting tested for opioid use? Opioid testing detects evidence of both illegal and prescription opioids. Learn more about opioid testing in our guide.
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CBC Blood Test (Complete Blood Count)

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The complete blood count is an essential test that counts the number, size, and types of cells in your blood. It provides an indication of your overall health.
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Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy

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Bone marrow is the sponge-like tissue inside the body's larger bones that produces blood cells. A bone marrow biopsy can help diagnose conditions affecting the blood cells or marrow.
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Complement

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Describes how complement tests such as C3 and C4 are used, when complement tests are ordered, and what the results of a complement test might mean
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RBC Antibody Screen (Red Blood Cell Antibody)

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An RBC antibody screen (indirect antigobulin test, IAT) is used to screen an individual's blood for antibodies directed against red blood cell (RBC) antigens other than the A and B antigens. It is performed as part of a "type and screen" whenever a blood transfusion is anticipated or as part of prenatal testing of pregnant women.
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Pap Smear (Pap Test)

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A Pap smear detects cervical cell changes before they develop into cervical cancer. Learn about how a Pap smear works and what the results mean for your health.
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Transfusion Medicine

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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.
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Trytase Test

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Severe allergic reactions are dangerous and come on fast. Measuring blood levels of tryptase helps diagnose allergic shock as well as some rare blood diseases.
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