2. Sr.
No.
TEST Abbreviation /
Meaning
USE
1 Blood for ESR Erythrocyte
sedimentation rate
Infections and some
other conditions in
which ESR decrease
or increase to check
them ESR is
performed.
2 Blood for C/E Rhesus antigens C
(RH2), E (RH3)
For RH factor ratio
determination
3 Blood for Hb Heamoglobin level To check Hb level in
Blood
4 Blood for DLC Differential
leukocyte count
To find out
concentration of
different types of
leukocytes in the blood
3. 5 Blood for TLC Total leukocyte
count
To find total
leukocytes in the
blood
6 Blood for RBC count Red blood cells
count
To check RBCs
count in blood
7 Blood for Platelet
Count
Platelet count To find out the
centration of platelet
in blood
8 Blood for
Reticulocytes
Immature RBCs To find the
concentration of
immature RBCs in
blood
9 Blood for PVC Packed cell
volume
To measure the
amount of all blood
cells
10 Blood for MCV Mean corpuscular
volume
To identify type of
anemia i.e.
microcytic,
normocytic &
macrocytic
4. 11 Blood for MCH Mean
corpuscular
Heamoglobin
To measure
concentration of Hb in
each RBC
12 Blood for MCHC Mean
corpuscular Hb
concentration
MCHC is also
called MCH
13 Blood for Fetal Hb
Chemical
Hb level of fetus To measure the Hb level of
fetus
14 Blood for MP
Metabolic Panel
that gives information
about:
sugar (glucose) and
calcium levels in the blood
how the kidneys are
functioning
the body's electrolyte and
fluid balance
15 Blood for Group & RH Rh factor in
blood
To identify the blood type
with respect to Rh factor
16 Blood C/E Morphology Morphology of
Blood cells
• Color of blood cells
• Shape of blood cells
5. 17 Blood for Bleeding Time Bleeding Time To determine the
bleeding time of blood
18 Blood for Clotting Time Clotting Time To determine the clotting
time of blood
19 Blood for PT Prothrombin
Time
To determine the time
for blood to make a
fibrous clot
20 Blood for APTT Activated Partial
Thromboplastin
Time
To determine the effects
of anticoagulants in
blood as partial clotting
with respect to
concentration of
anticoagulant
21 Blood for Eosinophil Count Eosinophil
Count
To determine eosinophil
level
22 MP(ICT) Immuno –
chromato-
graphic test for
Malaria
Parasites
A chromatographic that
is performed to check
malaria parasites attack
(Plasmodium
falciparum)
6. 23 Bone Marrow Exam &
Morphology
Morphology &
pathogenic
analysis of bone
marrow
Bone Marrow
Morphology testing can
help your doctor
provide an accurate
diagnosis and select
the most appropriate
treatment for you
24 Bone Marrow
Examination
Pathogenic analysis
of bone marrow
To diagnose a specific
pathogenic disease
related to bone marrow
25 Leukemia DLC Differential leukocyte
count in leukemia
To diagnose leukemia
26 Blood C/E Blast Cells Blast cell
concentration
Blast cell C/E level help
to diagnose various
conditions like cancer.
27 Blood Sugar Blood glucose level To diagnose diabetes
and other metabolic
conditions related to
glucose level of blood
28 Blood Sugar Fasting +
Random
Glucose level of
blood in fasting &
random conditions
Measurement of
glucose & its relation to
fasting & random (
usually fed ) conditions
7. 29 HBA1C glycosylated
haemoglobin
molecule, also
known as A1c
diabetes diagnosis
and how it differs
from blood glucose
levels.
30 Blood for GTT + Urine
Sugar
Glucose
Tolerance Test
and Sugar in
Urine
To check the
tolerance of glucose
as blood glucose
level is normal while
that of urine glucose
level is not normal
31 Blood for Urea Urea level To measure urea
concentration in
blood
32 Blood for Creatinine Creatinine level To measure blood
Creatinine level
33 Blood for Electrolyte Electrolyte
concentration
To determine
concentration of
different electrolytes
in blood
34 Blood for K+ Potassium level To measure
concentration of
potassium in blood
8. 35 Blood for Na+ Sodium level To measure
concentration of
Na+ in blod
36 Blood for LFT Liver function
test
To identify the patient
liver’s problems
37 Blood for Bilirubin Bilirubin level To measure the
amount of bilirubin in
blood
38 ALK Phosphatase Alkaline
phosphatase
test
To measures the
amount of the
enzyme ALP in the
blood.
39 SGPT Serum
Glutamic
Pyruvate
Transaminase
test
A test which is
performed to know
the cause of liver
damage
40 Cardiac Enzyme (Ck,
Ck-MB, GOT, LDH)
Cardiac
enzymes test
To identify a cardiac
disease by which
enzyme it cause
9. 41 CKMB Creatine Kinase
Test
CK and CK-MB were
once the primary tests
ordered to detect and
monitor heart attacks.
42 SGOT Serum glutamic
oxaloacetic
transaminase test
To know the cause of
liver and heart damage
43 C.P.K. creatine
phosphokinase test
To measure the
amount of CPK in the
blood.
44 Serum LDH Serum Lactate
dehydrogenase
To measures the
amount of LDH in the
blood.
45 Serum Lipid Profile Serum Lipid Profile:
Fasting or Non-
fasting
It is usually done in
fasting state due to
certain limitations in
non-fasting serum
sample.
46 Serum Total Lipid Total lipids in blood
test
To investigate the
patients with acute
viral hepatitis and
chronic liver disease.
10. 47 Serum Cholesterol Cholesterol level To measure the
cholesterol level in
serum
48 Serum Triglyceride Triglyceride level To identify the harmful
effects of triglycerides.
49 Serum HDL High-density
lipoprotein
To check the increase or
decrease level of HDL in
serum
50 Serum LDL Low-density
lipoprotein
To check the increase or
decrease level of LDL in
serum
51 Serum LDL (by Direct
Method)
Low-density
lipoprotein
To check the increase or
decrease level of LDL in
serum
52 Serum VLDL Very low density
lipoprotein
To measure the level of
VLDL
11. 53 Serum Total Protein Total serum protein To measure total serum
protein level
54 Serum Albumin Serum albumin level To measure total albumin
present in blood
55 Serum Globulin Serum globulin level To measure total globulin
present in blood
56 Serum A.G. Ratio Serum albumin-
globulin ratio
To measure ratio of
serum albumin to
globulin
57 Anti HCV (Screening
Test)
Anti Hepatitis C Virus To check the presence of
Hepatitis C virus
58 Serum HBs-Ag
(Screening Test)
Hepatitis B antigen To check the Presence
of Hepatitis B
12. 59 Serum Bilirubin Total Serum Bilirubin
Concentration
To measure the total
bilirubin in serum
60 Serum Bilirubin Direct Conjugated
Bilirubin
To measure the level of
conjugated bilirubin
61 Serum Bilirubin Indirect Unconjugated
Bilirubin
To measure the level of
unconjugated Bilirubin
62 Serum Uric Acid Uric acid level of
serum
To measure the
concentration of uric
acid in blood
63 Serum Amylase Serum amylase
level
To measure the
amylase concentration
in serum
64 Serum R. A. Factor Rheumatoid
arthritis
To check the presence
of rheumatoid factor in
blood
13. 65 Serum Anti DNA Antibodies
against DNA
To check the
presence of
antibodies against
DNA
66 Serum LE Cell
Smear
Lupus
Erythematosus
To check the
presence of Lupus
Erythematosus cells
in blood smear
67 Serum V.D.R.L.ICT Venereal Disease
Research
Laboratory test
To check the
antibodies against an
antigen in a specific
disease
68 Serum A.S.O Titer Antistreptolysin O To check the
presence of
antibodies against
streptolysin
69 Serum Calcium Calcium
concentration
To measure level of
calcium in serum
70 Serum Phosphorous Phosphate
concentration
To measure
phosphate level in
serum
14. 71 Serum Iron Iron concentration To measure
concentration of
iron in serum
72 Serum TIBC Total iron binding
capacity
To measure the
capacity of blood
To bind the iron with
transferrin
73 Serum Widal Test Agglutination
reaction
To check the
presence of
Salmonella typhi
74 Brucella Antigen Agglutination
reaction
To check the
presence of
antibodies produced
in body against
Brucella antigen
75 Urine for C/E Rhesus antigens C
(RH2), E (RH3)
For RH factor ratio
determination in
urine
76 Urine for Albumin Albumin
concentration
To measure the
albumin
concentration in urine
15. 77 Urine for Sugar Sugar
concentration
To measure sugar
concentration in
urine
78 Urine for Microscopy Microscopic
study
To check the presence
of blood cells & casts
etc. in urine
79 Urine for 24 Hours Protein Protein level To measure the
concentration of
proteins in urine
80 Urine for Bile Salt Bile salt level To measure the bile
salt level in urine
81 Urine for Bile Pigment Bile pigment
level
To measure the
concentration of bile
pigments in urine
82 Urine for Urobilinogen /
Ketones
Urobilinogen/
Ketones’ level
To measure the
concentration of
urobilinogen /
Ketones in urine
16. 83 Urine for Bence Jones
Protien
A type of
abnormal
protein in
urine
To check the presence of
Bence Jones protein in
urine
84 Seiman for C/E Vitamin C &E To measure the level of vit. C
& E in seiman
85 Urine for Pregnancy Test Human
chorionic
gonadotropin
To check either pregnancy is
present or not
86 H.I.V Test Human
immunodeficie
ncy virus
To diagnose AIDS by
checking the presence of
HIV
87 Stool for C/E Complete
examination
To check the presence of
different microbes and other
substances in stool
88 Stool for FOBT.ICT Fecal occult
blood test
To check the presence of
blood in stool
17. 89 Stool for Reducing
Agent
Reducing agents like
lactose
To check the
presence of
reducing agents in
stool, usually for
lactose intolerance
90 Ascetic Fluid for C/E Fluid in peritoneal
cavity
Complete
examination of
ascetic fluid
91 Pleural Fluid for C/E Fluid surrounding the
lungs present in space
called pleural cavity
Indicates the
complete examination
of fluid in pleural
cavity
92 CSF for C/E Cerebrospinal fluid Indicating complete
examination of CSF
93 Mountoux Test Tuberculosis skin test To check the
presence of TB germ
in the body
94 Blood for C/S Blood Culture and
Sensitivity
To check the
presence of different
types of microbes in
blood
18. 95 Sputum for C/E Complete Examination To have a complete
examination of sputum
for diagnosis of
different diseases
96 Throat Swab C/S Throat culture and
sensitivity
To check the presence of
microbial agents in
throat, swab is used to
take the sample
97 Eye/Ear Swab C/S Eye/Ear culture &
sensitivity
To check the presence of
microbes in eye/ear,
sample is taken using a
swab
98 Nasal Swab C/E Culture & sensitivity test
for nose
To check the presence of
microbial agents in nose,
swab is used to take the
sample
99 CSF Fluid C/S Culture & sensitivity test
for Cerebrospinal fluid
To check the presence of
microbial agents in CSF
100 Pus C/S Culture & sensitivity test
for pus
To check the presence of
microbial agents in pus
19. 101 Semen C/S Culture & sensitivity
test for Semen
To check the presence
of microbial agents in
semen
102 Urine for C/S Culture & sensitivity
test for urine
To check the presence of
microbial agents in urine
103 ZN Stain Ziehl–Neelsen
stain
To stain and check the
presence of acid fast
bacteria e.g.
Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
104 Gram Stain Staining technique
for microbes
To differentiate & identify
gram positive & gram
negative microbes
105 Biopsy (per Organ) To see the lining
tissues obtained
from a subject
To analyze the living
tissue for the presence of
microbes & other
chemical agents
106 Buccal Smear for Barr
Bodies
Inactive X-
Chromosome in
female somatic
cells
To check the presence of
Barr bodies in buccal
smear
20. 107 Malignant Cell Tumor cells capable of
invading & growing nearby
tissues & cells
To check the presence
of malignant cells that
are abnormal in nature
108 Scraping for Fungus Scraping a tissue to get
the sample
To check the presence of
fungus to confirm a
topical fungal disease
109 HBs-Ag (Elisa) Enzyme linked
immunosorbant assay
for Hepatitis B Virus
Surface Antigen
To check the presence or
absence of Hepatitis B
antibodies in blood
sample
110 Anti HCV (Elisa) ELISA for Hepatitis C
virus
To check the presence of
Hepatitis C antibodies in
the blood sample
111 Thyroid Profile (T-3,
T-4, TSH)
T-3,triiodothyronine
T-4, Thyroxin
TSH, Thyroid Stimulating
Hormone
To evaluate the function
of thyroid gland by
measuring T-3, T-4, TSH
112 T-3 Triiodothyronine To measure the
concentration of T-3 for
the evaluation of thyroid
function
21. 113 T-4 Thyroxin level To measure the
concentration of thyroxin in
the blood
114 TSH Thyroid Stimulating
Hormone
To measure the concentration
of TSH in the blood
115 FSH Follicle Stimulating
Hormone
To measure the concentration
of FSH in the blood
116 LH Lutenizing Hormone To measure the concentration
of LH in the blood
117 Prolactin Prolactin Hormone To measure the concentration
of Prolactin Hormone in the
blood
118 Testosterone Testosterone Hormone To measure the concentration
of Testosterone Hormone in
the blood
22. 119 Progesterone Progesterone
Hormone
To measure the
concentration of
Progesterone Hormone in
the blood
120 Beta HCG Human Chorionic
Gonadotropin
Hormone
To measure the
concentration of Human
Chorionic Gonadotropin
Hormone in the blood
121 P.S.A Prostate-Specific
Antigen
To measure the level of
PSA in the blood for
prostate cancer screening
122 Anti H. Pylori Helicobacter pylori, a
bacteria
To check the presence of
H.pylori for the diagnosis of
peptic ulcer due to
microbial agent the helps in
the treatment
123 Typhidot (IgG + IgM) IgG & IgM antibodies To check the presence & to
measure the concentration
of stated antibodies in the
blood sample
124 Stone Analysis Stones present in
different organs like
kidney, bladder etc.
To analyze the stones
present in different organs
for the composition & size
of stone
23. 125 Tropnin-1 Troponin-1, a protein
level
To measure the
concentration of
Troponin-1 in the
blood
126 CA 125 cancer antigen 125 or
carbohydrate antigen
125
To determine the level of
CA 125 in blood for
ovarian cancer
diagnosis
127 HBV Qualitative Hepatitis B Virus To check the presence
of Hepatitis B antibodies
in blood, just qualitative
test
128 HCV Qualitative Hepatitis C Virus To check the presence
of Hepatitis C antibodies
in blood, just qualitative
test
129 HBV Quantitative Hepatitis B Virus To measure the
concentration of
antibodies produced in
blood against HBV for
quantitative purpose
130 HCV Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus To measure the
concentration of
antibodies produced in
blood against HCV for
quantitative purpose
24. 131 HBV Genotype Hepatitis B Virus
genotype
To determine the
genotype of HBV that
helps to decide about the
treatment plan
accordingly
132 HCV Genotype Hepatitis C Virus
genotype
To determine the genotype
of HCV that helps to decide
about the treatment plan
accordingly
133 Cortisol Cortisol Hormone To measure the level of
Cortisol in the blood
134 IgE Immunoglobulin E
antibodies
To measure the
concentration of IgE
antibodies in the blood that
are produced again a
specific antigen
135 Gene Expert-
MTB/RIF
Mycobacterium
tuberculosis/
resistance to
rifampicin
To identify the
M.tuberculosis that is
resistant to rifampicin
therapy
136 A.D.A Level Adenosine
Deaminase
25. 137 Vitamin-D Vitamin D level To measure the
concentration of Vit.D in
the blood
138 Bone Marrow
Examination
Analysis of Bone
marrow
To analyze the bone
marrow for different
substances/cells to
diagnose different
diseases
139 S- Ferretin Serum ferretin, an
iron binding protein
To measure the
concentration of ferretin in
serum
140 C.R.P C-reactive protein To measure the
concentration of C-
reactive protein in blood
that helps in detection of
inflammation
141 S-Alfa Fe-To
Protein
Serum alpha
fetoprotein, fetal
form of serum
albumin
To measure the
concentration of S-Alfa
Fe-To Protein during fetal
development.