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Lumbago

Lumbago: This very common condition is characterized by pain in the lower back, more specifically in the sciatic nerve.

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Predictive medicine

Medicine that links medical knowledge with data to predict a patient’s potential health problems. Examples include artificial intelligence and genetics.
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1

1,25-Hydroxyvitamin D
17-OH Progesterone

2

21-Hydroxylase Antibody

5

5-HIAA/D

6

6TG

A

A-1-Antitrypsin
A-1-Glycoprotein
A2-Macroglobulin
ABPM
Acanthocytes
Achilles tendonitis
ACTH
Addison’s disease
ADH Hormone
Adjusted Calcium
Aerophagia
Albumin
Albumin/Creatinine Ratio
Aldosterone/Renin Ratio
Almonds
ALP
ALP Isoenzymes
Alpha-fetoprotein
ALT
Alternaria Tenuis
AM Cortisol (Morning Cortisol)
Ammonium Urate Crystals
Amorphous Crystals
Amorphous Phosphate Crystals
Amylase
ANA
Anaphylactic reaction
Anaphylactic shock
Androstenedione
Anemia
Angiotensine Converting Enzyme
Anisochromia
Anisocytosis
Anosmia
Anti-beta-2-glycoprotein
Anti-CCP
Anti-Diphtheria
Anti-DNA
Anti-DNase B
Anti-ENAs
Anti-endomysium
Anti-HBc IgG
Anti-HBc IgM
Anti-HBe
Anti-HBs
Anti-LKM
Anti-mitochondrial Antibody
Anti-Müllerian Hormone
Anti-parietal Cell Antibody
Anti-Tetanus
Antibiogram
Antimicrosomal Antibodies (TPO)
Antithyroglobulin
Anus Gonorrhea (PCR)
Apha-1-globulin
Apolipoprotein A
Apolipoprotein B
Appendicitis
aPTT
Arthritis
Artifacts
ASAT
ASO
ASPECT (routine urine test)
Asymptomatic
Atypical Lymphocytes
Automated Titration of CPAP Treatment

B

Bacteria
Basophil Count and Ratio
Basophilic stippling
Bence Jones (urine)
Beta-2-globulin fraction
Beta-2-Microglobulin
Beta-HCG
Bilirubin (routine urine test)
Bioavailable Testosterone
Biochemical profile
Blast Ratio/Blast #
Bleeding time
Blood Glucose 1 h Post 50 g
Blood Glucose 1 PC
Blood Glucose 2 PC
Blood (routine urine test)
Blood Smear
Blood Type
Blue Mussels
Brazil Nuts
Breast cancer
Bronchoprovocation testing
Bruxism
Bursitis

C

C. Difficile Antigen and Toxins A and B
C‑Peptide
C-Telopeptide
C1 Esterase Inhibitor
C3
C4
CA-125
CA 15-3
CA 19-9
Calcitonin
Calcium Oxalate Crystals
Capsulitis
Carbamazepine
Carbonate Crystals
Cardiovascular profile
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cashews
Cat Epithelium
Catecholamines
CEA
Celiac disease
Ceruloplasmin
Cervical disc herniation
Cervical radiculopathy
Cervicalgia
Chicken Pox IgG and IgM
Chickpeas
Chloride
Chlorides/d, Miction Chlorides
CHOL/HDL Ratio
Chromogranin A
Circulating anticoagulants
Citrates/D
CK
CK MB
Clams
CMV IgG
Cod
Codocytes
Colon cancer
COLOUR (routine urine test)
Complete blood count (CBC)
Complete Polysomnography (Sleep Study)
Complete profile
Concussion
Copper (plasma)
Coronary Heart Disease
Coronavirus
Cortisol
Cortisol (urine/collection)
COVID-19
Crab
Crawfish
Creatinine
Creatinine and eGFR
Creatinine (Urine)
Crohn’s disease
Cyclosporine
Cyst
Cystine Crystals

D

D-dimers
D2 Dermatophagoides farinae
Dacryocytes
Density (routine urine test)
Depression
DHEAS
Diarrhea
Digoxin
Dihydrotestosterone
Diphtheria
Direct Bilirubin
Direct Coombs
Dislocation
Droplets
Dyspepsia
Dysplasia

E

ECG
Echinocytes
Egg White
Egg Yolk
Eggs and Parasites (1st, 2nd or 3rd specimen)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Electrolytes
ELF Test
Eosinophils
Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Metanephrine, Normetanephrine, VMA, HVA
Erythrocytes (routine urine test)
Estradiol

F

Factor V Leiden Mutation / Activated C Protein Resistance
Factor VIII
Fat Bodies (routine urine test)
Fatty liver disease
Fecal Calprotectin
Femoral-Patellar Syndrome
Ferritin
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
FIB-4 Test
Fibrinogen
Flu (influenza)
Folic acid and erythrocyte folates
Fracture
Free Kappa and Lambda
Free T3
Free T4
Free Testosterone
Free:Total PSA Ratio
Fructosamine/Protein Ratio
FSH
Functional Antithrombin III/Antithrombin III Ag

G

G6PD Quantitative
Gamma globulins
Gastroenteritis
GGT
Glucose (routine urine test)
Glycemia
Granular Casts
Grass Mix 1
Growth Hormone
Guyon’s canal syndrome
Gynecological Cytology
Gynecological cytology cascade

H

Hallux valgus
Haptoglobin
Hazelnut
Hb A, Hb A2, Hb A1
Hb C
Hb F
Hb H
Hb S
HbA1c
HBeAg
HBsAg
HBsAg/EIA
HBV-DNA
HDL Cholesterol
Heel spur
Helicobacter pylori Breath Test
Helicobacter pylori Serology
Hematocrit
Hemochromatosis Genotype
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
Hemolysis
Hemoptysis
Hepatitis A IgG/IgM
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C (IgG)
Herniated disc
Hiatal hernia
HIV
HLA B27
Holter
Home sleep test
Homocysteine
Hot zone
Howell-Jolly Body
HPV testing alone
HPV testing with cytology triage
HS Troponin T
hsCRP
HTLV I & II
HVA
Hyaline Casts
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypochromia
Hypoxemia

I

Icterus
IgA
IGF 1
IgG
IgM
IgM and IgG Anticardiolipin Antibodies
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
Immunity and herd immunity
Immunochemical fecal occult blood test
Immunofixation
Inhibin B
Insomnia (acute or chronic)
Insulin
Interpretation of Free Ka/La Chains
Ionized Calcium
Iron
Iron profile
Irritable bowel syndrome

K

Karyotype
Keratocytes
Ketones (routine urine test)
Kidney Cells
Kidney Disease (nephropathy)
Kiwi

L

Lactiferous ducts
Lamictal®
Lateral epicondylitis
Latex
LDH
LDL Cholesterol
Lead
Leflunomide Metabolite
Lentils
Leukocytes (esterase)
Leukocytes (routine urine test)
LH
Lipemia
Lithium
Liver fibrosis
Liver profile
Lobster
Lp(a)
Lumbago
Lumbar Facet Syndrome
Lumbar osteoarthritis
Lumbar sprain
Lying Aldosterone
Lying Renin
Lyme Disease
Lymphocytes
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Lysozyme

M

Macadamia Nuts
Macrocytosis
Macroprolactin
Maintenance of Wakefulness Test
Mango
Manual Titration of CPAP Treatment Under Polysomnography Control
Mastitis
MCHC
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
Mean Corpuscular Volume
Mean Platelet Volume
Medial epicondylitis
Megathrombocytes
Melatonin
Meniscal lesion
Mercury
Metamyelocyte
Microalbuminuria
Microbiological stool analysis by PCR
Microcytosis
Migraine
Milk
Mixed Casts
Molecular detection of Influenza A/B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Molluscum contagiosum
Mono Test
Monoclonal antibodies
Monocytes
Mucus
Multiple Sleep Latency Test
Mumps IgG and IgM
Mutation
Myelocytes

N

N-95 respirator mask
Narcolepsy
Neuropathy
Neutrophils
nGal d1
nGal d2
nGal d3
nGal d4
Nitrites
Nitrites
Nocturnal Oximetry Testing under CPAP Treatment
Nocturnal Paediatric Oximetry
Non-HDL-C
NT-proBNP
Nucleated Red Blood Cells

O

Oats
Obesity
Obstructive sleep apnea
OI Cell Cold Agglutinin
Orthomyxovirus
OSAHS
Osmolality (urination)
Osteoarthritis
Osteocalcin
Ovalbumin
Ovalocytes
Ovomucoid
Oxalic Acid/D
Oysters

P

Paediatric Helicobacter pylori Breath Test
Pandemic
Pappenheimer Bodies
Parvovirus B19 IgG
PCR Herpes
PCR/NAAT
Peanuts
Peas
Pecans
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Penicillin G
Pertussis (whooping cough)
pH (routine urine test)
pH (urine for drug tests)
Pharyngitis and laryngitis
Phenytoin
Phlebitis
Phosphorus
Pineapple
Pinworm Testing
Pistachios
Plantar fasciitis
Plasmocytes
Platelet Anisocytosis
Platelet Clumping
Platelets
Pneumo test
Point-of-care testing (POCT)
Polychromasia
Polycytes
Potassium
PR3 C-ANCA and MPO P-ANCA
Prealbumin
Predictive medicine
Pregnancy Test (urine)
Prenatal Screening Test - Verifi
Preventive medicine
Progesterone
Prolactin
Promyelocyte Number and Ratio
Prostate biopsy
Protein C Functional/Ag, Protein S Functional/Free Ag
Protein/Creatinine (miction)
Proteins
Prothrombin G20210A Mutation
PT INR
PTH
Pubic lice

Q

QuantiFERON-TB Gold
Quebec’s breast cancer screening program

R

Radiography
Radiology
rAra h1, h2, h3, h8, h9
RDW
Reagent
Red Blood Cell Agglutinin
Red Blood Cell Antibodies
Red Blood Cells
Respiratory multiplex PCR
Reticulocyte #
Reverse T3
Rheumatic coxitis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rhumatoid Factor
Rouleaux
Rubella IgG and IgM

S

Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome
Salivary Cortisol
Salmon
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
Scabies
Scallops
Schistocytes
Sciatica
Sedimentation
Sequencing
Serological test
Serum Calcium
Serum P1NP
Serum protein electrophoresis
Sesame Seed
SHBG
Shrimp
Simple Spirometry
Sinusitis
Sleep clinic consultation
Sodium
Sodium
Sodium/d
Sole
Soybean
Spherocytes
Sprain
Sputum Culture
Squamous Cells
Stabs
Stinging Insects
Stomatocytes
Stool Culture (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Strepto-B Vag-Anal (pregnancy)
Strepto Direct
Streptococcus throat by PCR
Superficial Mycoses – Molecular analysis
Supervised Automated Titration – PPP Project
Syphilis (EIA)

T

T0 and T120 Induced Hyperglycemia
T3-Birch
Tacrolimus
Tendinitis
Tendinitis of the rotator cuff
Tenosynovitis
Tension headache
Tetanus
Throat/Anus Chlamydia (PCR)
Thyroglobulin
Thyroid profile (cascade or complete)
Time 0 minutes (induced hyperglycemia for gestational diabetes)
Time 30, 60, 180, 240, 300 minutes
Time 60 minutes (induced hyperglycemia for gestational diabetes)
Torticollis
Total anti-HBc
Total Bilirubin
Total Cholesterol
Total CO2
Total Complement (Immune)
Total Protein
Total Protein/d
Total PSA
Total Testosterone
Total Testosterone (LC/MS/MS)
Toxic Granulation
Toxoplasmosis IgG and IgM
Transferrin
Transglutaminase (IgA)
Transitional Cells
Trichomoniasis
Triglycerides
Triple Phosphate Crystals
Trout
Tryptase
TSH
TSH Antireceptor Antibodies
Tuberculin Skin Test
Tuna
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes

U

Unconjugated Bilirubin
Urate Crystals
Urea
Uric Acid
Uric Acid Crystals
Urine Chlamydia (PCR)
Urine Chloride
Urine Culture
Urine Cytology #1
Urine Gonorrhea (PCR)
Urine Magnesium
Urine phosphorus
Urine uric acid (single urination or 24-hour collection)
Urine Volume
Urobilinogen

V

Vaginal Secretions Culture
Valproic Acid
Variant
Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide
VCA IgM
VDRL (RPR)
Visual Platelet Estimate
Vitamin A
Vitamin B12
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Von Willebrand Factor AG Von Willebrand: Activity

W

W1-Ragweed
Walnuts
Waxy Casts
West Nile Virus
Wheat
White Blood Cells
Worldwide Laboratories Observations
Wound Culture

X

Xenobiotic

Y

Yeast

Z

Zika
Zinc
Zoonosis