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    Last updated: Oct 18, 2024
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    Lab Test Name

    Concept

    Lab Test Name

    Concept

    • Haemoglobin (HB): Measures the amount of hemoglobin in the blood.

    21 Haemoglobin

    • Hematocrit (HCT): Measures the proportion of red blood cells (RBCs) in the blood.

    1015 Hematocrit

    • SGPT (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase): Used to check for liver damage or inflammation.

    654 Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase

    • Blood Glucose and HbA1c: Monitors blood sugar levels, as HIV and its treatments, can increase the risk of diabetes.

    887 Serum glucose

    • Complete Blood Count (CBC): Monitors overall health and detects conditions like anemia or infection.

    1019 Complete blood count

    • Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) and Antibody Tests: Diagnosing and managing hepatitis B.

    159430 Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test

    • Hepatitis C Antibody Test: Detecting the presence of antibodies to the hepatitis C virus (HCV).

    1325 Hepatitis C test - qualitative

    • Liver Function Tests (LFTs): Monitors liver health because HIV and antiretroviral drugs can affect liver function.

    953 Liver function tests

    • Renal Function Tests (Serum Creatinine, Blood Urea Nitrogen - BUN): Assess kidney function.

    161488 Renal function panel

    • Viral Load: HIV RNA (viral load) measurement in the blood.

    856 HIV viral load

    • Viral Load, qualitative: Qualitative result for the number of copies/ml of DNA/RNA in patients with HIV (detected, not detected).

    1305 HIV viral load, qualitative

    • Serum/Electrolyte Panel (Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, etc.): A blood test that measures the levels of various electrolytes in the serum, which is the liquid portion of the blood.

    5473 Serum electrolytes

    • Sputum Smear Microscopy (Acid-Fast Bacilli or AFB Test): A laboratory diagnostic procedure used to detect the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, or TB) in a sputum sample.

    161461 Acid fast bacilli test

    • Culture Test (Mycobacterial Culture): A laboratory diagnostic test used to isolate and identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria from clinical specimens.

    161486 Culture panel

    • GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert MTB/RIF): A molecular diagnostic test used to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), and to determine its resistance to rifampicin, a key first-line antibiotic used in the treatment of TB.

    164945 GeneXpert MTB/Rif Lab set

    • Tuberculin Skin Test (TST): Also known as the Mantoux test, is a diagnostic tool used to determine if a person has been exposed to the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB).

    5475 Tuberculin Skin Test (mm)

    • TB LAM (Lipoarabino-mannan) Test: A rapid diagnostic test used to detect tuberculosis (TB) in individuals, particularly those with HIV infection.

    167459 Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan antigen, urine, rapid

    • VDRL (syphilis test): Blood test used to screen for syphilis STI.

    299 VDRL

    • PCR (EI at 9-12 months): Used to detect the presence of a pathogen's genetic material.

    167441 HIV DNA polymerase chain reaction, dried blood spot (DBS)

    • HIV serology: A set of blood tests used to detect antibodies against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

    • Serum Crag: Serum Cryptococcal Antigen (CrAg) Test is used to detect the presence of Cryptococcus.

    169216 Cryptococcal antigen, serum, coded

    • CD4 Test: CD4 T-cells measurement.

    657CD4 panel

    • Lipid Profile/Panel (Cholesterol, Triglycerides): A blood test that measures the levels of various types of fats (lipids) in the blood

    1010 Lipid panel

    • Ziehl-Neelsen stain test→Acid fast bacilli test[en]

    161461 Acid fast bacilli test