Blood Test & Biomarker Glossary

A

ABO Blood Group & Rh Type Adiponectin ADMA (Asymmetric Dimethylarginine) Adrenal Gland Disorders Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Albumin Albumin/Globulin (A/G) Ratio Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Amylase Amyloid Beta 42/40 Ratio Androstenedione Anemia Anion Gap Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) ApoB/ApoA1 Ratio Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) Arachidonic Acid (Omega-6) Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Atherogenic Coefficient Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) Atypical Lymphocytes Atypical Mononuclear Cells

B

B Vitamins Band Neutrophils Basophils (Absolute Count) Basophils (Percent) Bicarbonate (CO2) Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) BUN/Creatinine Ratio Burr Cells (Echinocytes)

C

C-Peptide C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Calcium Castelli Risk Index I Castelli Risk Index II Chloride Cholinesterase (Serum) Chromium Coenzyme Q10 Copper Cortisol Creatine Kinase (CK) Creatinine Cystatin C

D

DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) DHEA-Sulfate (DHEA-S) Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) Direct Bilirubin (Conjugated)

E

Eosinophils (Absolute Count) Eosinophils (Percent) EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Estradiol (E2)

F

Fasting Glucose Ferritin FIB-4 Index (Fibrosis-4) Fibrinogen Folate (Serum) Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Free PSA Free T3 (Free Triiodothyronine) Free T4 (Free Thyroxine) Free Testosterone

G

Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Globulin

H

HDL Cholesterol Hematocrit Hemoglobin Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Holotranscobalamin (Active B12) HOMA-IR (Insulin Resistance Index) Homocysteine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

I

Immature Granulocytes (IG) Insulin (Fasting) Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Iodine Iron

L

Lactate (Lactic Acid) Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Large HDL Particles LDL Cholesterol LDL Particle Number (LDL-P) LDL Particle Size LDL-C/ApoB Ratio LDL/HDL Ratio Lead (Blood Lead) Leptin Linoleic Acid (Omega-6) Lipase Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] Lp-PLA2 (Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2) Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio (LMR) Lymphocytes (Absolute Count) Lymphocytes (Percent)

M

Magnesium, Blood MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin) MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration) MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) Medium LDL Particles Menopause Mercury (Blood Mercury) Metabolic Syndrome Methylmalonic Acid (MMA) Molybdenum Monocyte-to-HDL Ratio (MHR) Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR) Monocytes (Absolute Count) MPV (Mean Platelet Volume) Myeloperoxidase (MPO)

N

Neutrophil-to-HDL Ratio (NHR) Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) Neutrophils (Absolute Count) Neutrophils (Percent) Non-HDL Cholesterol Non-HDL/ApoB Ratio

O

Omega-3 DPA (Docosapentaenoic Acid) Omega-3 Index Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio Osteoporosis Oxidized LDL (oxLDL)

P

Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Percent Free PSA (% Free PSA) Phosphorus Plasma Osmolality Platelet Count Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) Platelet-to-WBC Ratio (PWR) Potassium Progesterone Prolactin Prolymphocytes

R

RDW (Red Cell Distribution Width) Red Blood Cell Count (RBC) Remnant Cholesterol Reticulocyte Count (Absolute) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)

S

SDMA (Symmetric Dimethylarginine) Selenium Serum Iron Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) Sleep Apnea Small LDL Particles Sodium Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI)

T

Testosterone, Total TG/ApoB Ratio Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Tg-Ab) Thyroid Diseases Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (Anti-TPO) Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulin (TSI) Thyroxine-Binding Globulin (TBG) TMAO (Trimethylamine N-Oxide) Total Bilirubin Total Cholesterol Total Cholesterol to HDL Ratio Total Iron-Binding Capacity (TIBC) Total Omega-3 Total Omega-6 Total Protein Total PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Total Thyroxine (Total T4) Total Triiodothyronine (Total T3) Transferrin Transferrin Saturation Triglycerides TSH Receptor Antibody (TRAb) TyG Index (Triglyceride-Glucose Index)

U

Uric Acid Urinalysis

V

Vitamin A (Retinol) Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate) Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy (Total) Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol) Vitamin E (Beta and Gamma Tocopherol) VLDL Cholesterol

W

White Blood Cell Count (WBC)

Z

Zinc