Clinical Chemistry Basics

This includes the following tests, which are not part of routine chemistry panels.

Liver function assays: Bile acids, ammonia.
Liver or skeletal muscle leakage enzymes: lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH).
Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism tests: Triglycerides, glycosylated hemoglobin, fructosamine, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), b-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and metabolic profiles.
Iron metabolism: Ferritin
Protein metabolism: Ammonia, uric acid
Minerals: Ionized calcium