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Inborn errors of metabolism form a large class of genetic diseases involving congenital disorders of enzyme activities. The majority are due to defects...

rarer disorders of carbohydrate metabolism. In the most commonly performed version of the test, an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), a standard dose of glucose...

Purine metabolism refers to the metabolic pathways to synthesize and break down purines that are present in many organisms. Purines are biologically synthesized...

The ACTH test (also called the cosyntropin, tetracosactide, or Synacthen test) is a medical test usually requested and interpreted by endocrinologists...

first pass of metabolism before entering the general bloodstream. Alcohol is removed from the bloodstream by a combination of metabolism, excretion, and...

that has led to problems in defining "standard" rates of metabolism for many mammals. Metabolism comprises the processes that the body needs to function...

A urine test strip or dipstick is a basic diagnostic tool used to determine pathological changes in a patient's urine in standard urinalysis. A standard...

of calcium metabolism DNA repair-deficiency disorders Glucose metabolism disorders Hyperlactatemia Iron metabolism disorders Lipid metabolism disorders...

proto-metabolism is a series of linked chemical reactions in a prebiotic environment that preceded and eventually turned into modern metabolism. Combining...

Genetic syndromes: Gilbert's syndrome – a genetic disorder of bilirubin metabolism that can result in mild jaundice, found in about 5% of the population...

intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from a set of standardised tests or subtests designed to assess human intelligence. The abbreviation "IQ"...

Calcium metabolism is the movement and regulation of calcium ions (Ca2+) in (via the gut) and out (via the gut and kidneys) of the body, and between body...

Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs), also referred to as a hepatic panel, are groups of blood tests that provide information about the state of a patient's...

Metabolism (Japanese: メタボリズム, Hepburn: metaborizumu, also shinchintaisha (新陳代謝)) was a post-war Japanese biomimetic architectural movement that fused ideas...

fingerprick. Multiple tests for specific blood components, such as a glucose test or a cholesterol test, are often grouped together into one test panel called...

ketoacidosis (DKA). Ketone test strips can be used to detect them. Ketosis fat metabolism. It is characteristic of ordinary metabolism, when glucose is not...

indicating the presence of underlying diseases involving abnormal heme metabolism, liver dysfunction, or biliary-tract obstruction. The prevalence of jaundice...

test). The MR test, the "M" portion of the four IMViC tests, is used to identify enteric bacteria based on their pattern of glucose metabolism. All enterics...

and Metabolism. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-0-7817-6886-3. Retrieved 12 November 2010. Water deprivation and desmopressin test at...

syndrome: all variants, detection, and treatment". Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 40 (2): 379–91, viii–ix. doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2011...