Specialized Chemistry Tests
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
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