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  • What to know about HCG pregnancy tests

    What to know about HCG pregnancy tests

    Typically, HCG levels increase steadily during the first trimester, peak, then decline in the second and third trimesters as the pregnancy progresses. Doctors may order several HCG blood tests over several days to monitor how a person’s HCG levels change. This HCG trend can help doctors determin...
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  • Drugs of Abuse Screening (DOAS)

    Drugs of Abuse Screening (DOAS)

    Drugs of Abuse screening (DOAS) may be ordered in a number of situations including: • To monitor adherance to substitute drugs (e.g. methadone) in patients known to be users of illict substances Testing for drugs of abuse usually involves testing a urine specimen for a number of drugs. It should ...
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  • Purposes and uses of urine drug screens

    Purposes and uses of urine drug screens

    A urine drug test can detect drugs in a person’s system. Doctors, sports officials, and many employers require these tests regularly. Urine tests are a common method of screening for drugs. They are painless, easy, quick, and cost-effective. Signs of drug use can remain in a person’s system long ...
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  • Drug Abuse and Addiction

    Drug Abuse and Addiction

    Do you or someone you know have a drug problem? Explore the warning signs and symptoms and learn how substance abuse problems develop. derstandingdrug abuseand addiction People from all walks of life can experience problems with their drug use, regardless of age, race, background, or the reason...
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  • Drug Of Abuse Testing

    Drug Of Abuse Testing

    A drug test is a technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, or oral fluid/saliva—to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites. Major applications of drug testing include detection of the presence of performanc...
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  • SARS CoV-2 ,A Special Coronaviruses

    SARS CoV-2 ,A Special Coronaviruses

    Since the first case of coronavirus disease, in December 2019 , pandemic illness has spread to millions of persons worldwide. This global pandemic of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is one of the most compelling and concerning global health crises of modern ...
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  • Saliva Test may be a good choice

    Saliva Test may be a good choice

    In December 2019, an infection outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, and rapidly spread around the world, having been declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, 2020. More than 37.8 million cases were reported by October...
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  • SARS-COV-2 Test

    SARS-COV-2 Test

    Since December 2019, COVID-19 caused by severe Acute respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has spread around the world. The virus causing COVID-19 is SARS-COV-2, a single-stranded plus strand RNA virus belonging to the coronaviruses family. β coronaviruses are spherical or oval in shape, 60-120 nm in diame...
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  • What causes anemia?

    What causes anemia?

    There are three main reasons why anemia occurs. Your body can’t produce enough red blood cells. Not being able to produce enough red blood cells can happen for several reasons, including diet, pregnancy, disease, and more. Diet Your body may not produce enough red blood cells if you lack certain ...
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  • Hemoglobin test

    Hemoglobin test

    What is hemoglobin ? Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein found in red blood cells that gives red blood cells their unique red color. It is primarily responsible for carrying oxygen from your lungs to the rest of the cells in the tissues and organs of your body. What is hemoglobin test? A hemoglobi...
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  • Understanding Anemia — Diagnosis and Treatment

    Understanding Anemia — Diagnosis and Treatment

    How Do I Know if I Have Anemia? To diagnose anemia, your doctor will likely ask you about your medical history, perform a physical exam, and order blood tests. You can help by providing detailed answers about your symptoms, family medical history, diet, medications you take, alcohol intake, and ...
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  • Things you need to know about ovulation test

    Things you need to know about ovulation test

    What is ovulation test? An ovulation test — also called an ovulation predictor test, OPK, or ovulation kit — is a home test that checks your urine to let you when you’re most likely to be fertile. When you get ready to ovulate — release an egg for fertilization — your body produces more luteinizi...
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