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1,5-AG
1,5-anhydroglucitol
17-Hydroxyprogesterone
5HIAA urine
Acetylcholine receptor Ab
Acid fast bacilli culture
ACTH
Activated partial thromboplastin time
AFB
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
Albumin
Albumin/creatinine ratio urine
Aldosterone and renin
ALK Mutation (Gene Rearrangement)
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
Alpha-1-antitrypsin
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Alpha-gal antibody
Amino acids
Ammonia
Amylase
ANCA/MPO/PR3 Antibodies
Angiotensin converting enzyme
Antenatal group and screen
Anti Xa levels
Anti-beta2 glycoprotein 1
Antibody identification
Anti-Mullerian Hormone
Antinuclear Ab
Antiphospholipid antibodies
Antistreptolysin O Titre
Antithrombin
Apolipoprotein A-I
Apolipoprotein B
Apolipoprotein E genotyping
Arbovirus Testing
ASOT
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
AST
Autoantibodies
B12
Bacterial Wound Culture
B-cell Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangement
BCR-ABL1
Beta-2 glycoprotein 1 Antibodies
Beta-2-microglobulin
Beta-2-transferrin
Bicarbonate
Bilirubin
Blood culture
Blood film examination
Blood gases
Blood group
Blood group antibody screen
Body fluid analysis
Bone markers
Bone marrow biopsy
Bordetella pertussis
BRAF V600 Mutation
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP or NT-proBNP)
BRCA1 and BRCA2
C diff
CA 15-3
CA 19-9
CA-125
Caeruloplasmin
Calcitonin
Calcium
Calprotectin faeces
Carbamazepine
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
Cardiac risk assessment
Cardiolipin Ab
Catecholamines, plasma and urine
CBC
CBC, CBE, CBP
CD4 count
Centromere Ab
Cerebrospinal fluid examination
Cervical screening test
CF gene mutation testing
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chloride
Cholesterol
Cholinesterase
Chromogranin A
Chromosome Studies
CK-MB
Clostridium difficile
CO2
Coagulation factors
Coeliac disease tests
Complement
Copper
Cortisol
COVID-19
C-peptide
C-reactive protein
C-reactive protein high sensitivity
Creatine kinase
Creatinine
Creatinine urine
Crossmatch
Cryoglobulin
Culture & sensitivity, urine
Cyclic citrullinated peptide Ab
Cyclosporin
Cystatin C
Cytomegalovirus
D-dimer
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS)
Diabetes-related autoantibodies
Differential - white blood cells
Digoxin
Direct antiglobulin test
double stranded DNA Ab
Drugs of abuse screen
E/LFT
eGFR
EGFR Mutation Testing
Electrolytes
Electrophoresis
Emergency and Overdose Drug Testing
Epstein-Barr Virus Antibodies
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Erythropoietin
Ethanol
EUC
Extractable Nuclear Antigen Antibodies Panel
Factor V Leiden and PT 20210 Mutation
Faecal Elastase
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) genetic testing
FBC, FBE, FBP
Ferritin
Fibrinogen
FMR1 Mutations
Folate
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Fragile X gene
Free Light Chains
Free T3
Free T4
Free Thyroxine (FT4)
Free triiodothyonine (FT3)
Fructosamine
Full blood count
Fungal Tests
Gamma glutamyltransferase
Gastrin
Genetic testing
Genome-wide Microarray testing
GGT
Glucose
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
GlycoMark
Gram Stain
Growth hormone
Haematocrit
Haemoglobin
Haemoglobin variants
Haptoglobin
HbA1c
hCG
HDL cholesterol
Helicobacter pylori
Hepatitis A virus
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis C virus
HER2
Hereditable Pathogenic Variants in Colorectal and Endometrial Cancer
Herpes simplex virus 1 & 2
HFE Mutations
HIV antigen/antibody
HIV genotypic resistance
HIV p24 Ag
HIV viral load
HLA Testing
HLA-B27
HLAB5701 gene status
Home tests
Homocysteine
Hormone receptor status
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Human papillomavirus
IGF-1
Immunoglobulin E total
Immunoglobulins
Immunophenotyping
Immunoreactive trypsin
Infectious mononucleosis screen
Influenza tests
Inhibin
INR
Insulin
Ionized calcium
Iron
Iron studies
IRT
JAK2 mutation
Kidney function tests
Kidney Stone Analysis
Lactate
Lactate dehydrogenase (LD)
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
LDL cholesterol
LDL cholesterol, direct
Lead
LFT
Lipase
Lipids
Lipoprotein (a)
Lipoprotein electrophoresis
Lithium
Liver function tests
Liver panel
Lupus anticoagulant
Luteinising hormone (LH)
Lyme disease serology
Magnesium
Maternal screening
MCH
MCHC
MCV
Measles and Mumps tests
Mercury
Mesothelin
Metanephrine urine 24h
Metanephrines
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening
Microalbumin
Microarray test
Microsatellite instability (MSI)
Mitochondria Ab
MPL Mutation
MTHFR Mutation
Mycophenylate
Mycoplasma
Myoglobin
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Nicotine / cotinine
NIPT - non-invasive prenatal testing
Occult blood faeces
Oestradiol
Organic acids
Osmolality
Ova & parasites
Ova, Cysts and Parasites
Pap smear
PAPP-A
Paracetamol
Parathyroid hormone
Parvovirus B19
PDGFRA-FIP1L1 gene rearrangement
Pericardial fluid analysis
Peritoneal fluid analysis
Pharmacogenomic Tests
Phenobarb
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin
Phosphate
Phosphorus
Plasma free metanephrine
Platelet count
Platelet function test
Pleural fluid analysis
PMP22 Gene
Porphyrins
Potassium
Prealbumin
Pregnancy test
Procalcitonin
Progesterone
Prolactin
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
Protein and immunofixation electrophoresis
Protein C and Protein S
Protein urine
Prothrombin time
PSEN1
PT
PTH
RAS gene mutation
RAST
RBC
RDW
Red blood cell count
Red cell antibody screen
Red cell indices
Renin
RET Gene
Reticulocyte count
Rheumatoid factor
Rickettsial diseases testing
RSV
Rubella virus test
Salicylate
Semen analysis
Serotonin whole blood
Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)
Sickle cell
Sirolimus
Smooth muscle Ab
SMRP
Sodium
Somatic Tumour Gene Testing
Sputum Culture
Stool Culture
Strep throat testing
Susceptibility testing
Sweat chloride
Sweat Chloride Test
Synacthen Test
Synovial fluid
Syphilis serology
T3
T4
Tacrolimus
T-Cell Receptor Gene Rearrangement
Testosterone
Therapeutic drug monitoring
Thiopurine methyltransferase
Thyroglobulin
Thyroid antibodies
Thyroid function test
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
TORCH test
Total protein
Toxoplasma gondii
Transferrin
Transferrin and TIBC
Trichomonas vaginalis detection
Triglycerides (fasting or random)
Troponin (I or T)
Trypsin faeces
Trypsinogen
Tryptase
Tuberculosis screening tests
Tumour markers
U&E
Unvalidated tests
Urea
Uric acid
Urinalysis
Urine culture
Urine M/C/S
Valproate
Vancomycin
Varicella zoster virus
VHL Gene Mutation
Vitamin B12 and folate
Vitamin D 25 OH
von Willebrand Factor
White blood cell count
Whole Genome or Whole Exome Testing For Childhood Syndromes
Zinc protoporphyrin
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Acidosis and alkalosis
Adrenal insufficiency and Addison's disease
Alcoholism
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Arthritis
Asthma
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Barmah Forest virus
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Bleeding disorders
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Bowel cancer
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Buruli or Bairnsdale ulcer, Mycobacterium ulcerans
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Cervical cancer
Chlamydia
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Coeliac disease
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Congestive heart failure
Conn's syndrome
COVID-19
Cushing's syndrome
Cystic fibrosis
Diabetes
Diarrhoea
Diseases of the pancreas
Down syndrome
Endocrine system and syndromes
Epilepsy
Fibromyalgia
Fragile X syndrome
Fungal Infections
Gallstones
Genetic conditions
Gonorrhoea
Gout
Graves' disease
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Haemochromatosis
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Heart attack
Heart disease
Hepatitis
Herpes
High blood pressure
HIV
HPV
HTLV
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Huntington's disease
Hypercoagulable disorders
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Infertility
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Influenza
Insulin resistance
Jaundice
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Kidney and urinary tract: function, disorders and diseases
Lead poisoning
Leukaemia
Liver disease
Lung diseases
Lupus
Lyme disease
Lymphoma
Malabsorption
Malaria
Malnutrition
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Meningitis and encephalitis
Menopause
Metabolic syndrome
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndromes
Multiple myeloma
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Myeloproliferative neoplasms
Neural tube defects
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic diseases
Pancreatic insufficiency
Pancreatitis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Peptic ulcer
Pituitary disorders
Point-of-Care Testing (PoCT)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Porphyria
Pregnancy
Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS)
Prostate cancer
Proteinuria
Q fever
Reactive arthritis
Reiter's syndrome
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rickettsial Diseases in Australia
Ross River fever
Sarcoidosis
Scleroderma
Sepsis
Septic arthritis
Sexually transmitted infections
Sickle cell anaemia
Sjogren Syndrome
Skin Cancer
SLE
Staph wound infections and MRSA
STIs or STDs
Stroke
Suxamethonium apnoea
Syphilis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Testicular cancer
Thalassaemia
Thyroid diseases
Transgender Transition Testing
Travellers' Diseases
Trichomonas
Tuberculosis
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Vasculitis
Viral hepatitis
Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency
West Nile virus
Wilson disease
Wound and skin infections
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Screening tests for newborns
Screening tests for infants
Screening tests for children
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24-hour urine sample
A
Abscess
Acanthosis nigricans
Accuracy
Acid
Acid-base balance
Acidosis
Acromegaly
Activity testing
Acute
Acute phase reactant
Acute Sample
Adrenal gland
Aerobic
Aerosol
Albumin
Alkalosis
Allele
Allergen
Amenorrhoea
Amino acid
Amniotic fluid
Amplification
Anaerobic
Analyte
anaphylactic shock
Anaphylaxis
Androgens
Anencephaly
Aneurysm
Angioedema
Anovulation
Anterior
Antibody
Antibody
Anticoagulant
Antigen
Antigen testing
Antihistamine
Apheresis
Apnoea
Apoprotein
Arrhythmia
Arthrocentesis
Articulation
Ascites
Aspiration
Assay
Asthma
Asymptomatic
Atheroma
Atherosclerosis
Autoimmunity
B
Bacteraemia
Bacterium
Balanced chromosomal rearrangements
Base
Basophil
Benign
Beta blockers
Beta cells
Bile
Biliary
Biomarker
Biopsy
Bipolar disorder
Blast
Blister
Blood poisoning
BMI
Body Mass Index
Boil
Bone Marrow
Broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy
Bronchi (plural)
Bronchodilator
Bronchus
C
Calcification
Capillary
Carbohydrate
Carbuncle
Carcinoid tumour
Cardiovascular system
Carrier
Cartilage
Catecholamine-secreting tumour
Catheter
CCP antibodies
Central nervous system
Centrifugation
Cerebrospinal fluid
Cervical Adenitis
CF
Chelation
Chloroquine
Chromosome
Chronic
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD)
Circadian rhythm
Cirrhosis
Clone
CNS
Collagen
Colonisation
Colonoscopy
Complement
Complement fixation
Computed tomography, CAT scan
Congenital
Connective Tissue
Convalescent
COPD
Coronial autopsy
Corpus Luteum
Cryoprecipitate
Cryostat
CSF, spinal fluid
CT scan
Culture
Cyst
Cytochrome
Cytology
Cytoplasm
Cytoskeletal proteins
D
Dehydration
Dementia
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Dermatitis
Dermatophyte
Diabetes insipidus
Diagnostic test
DIC
Differentiation
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Diuretic
Diurnal rhythm
DNA
Dominant gene
Dumping syndrome
Duodenum
Dyslipidaemia
Dyspnoea
Dystonia
E
ECG
Echocardiography
Eclampsia
Ectopic pregnancy
Eczema
Effusion
EIA
Electrocardiogram
Embolism & thromboembolism
Emphysema
Encephalopathy
Endemic
Endocarditis
Endocrine
Endometriosis
Enzyme
Enzyme immunoassay
Eosinophil
Epidemic
Epidermal growth factor receptor
Exchange transfusion
Extracellular
Extrauterine pregnancy
Exudate
F
False-negative
False-positive
Fasting
Febrile
Feedback mechanism, feedback loop
Feedback system
Fetus
Fibrinogen
Fibroid
Fibrosis
Fluorescence
Folliculitis
Formalin
Fragile X syndrome
Functional testing
Fungus
Furuncle
Fusion gene
G
Galactorrhoea
Gall
Gene
Gene rearrangement
Gene Sequence
Genetic counselling
Genotype
Germ cell
Gestation
Gigantism
Globulin
Glomerulonephritis
Glomerulus
Glycogen
granulocyte
Granuloma
Gynaecomastia
H
Haem
Haemodialysis
Haemoglobinopathy
Haemolysis
Haemolytic disease of the newborn
Haemorrhage
Haemosiderosis
Half-life
Heinz bodies
Hereditary
Heterophile Antibody
Heterozygous
Hirsutism
Histopathology
Homocystinuria
Homozygous
Hormone
Hybridisation
Hydrocephalus
Hydropic
Hypercalcaemia
Hyperchromic
Hypercoagulability
Hyperglycaemia
Hyperinsulinaemia
Hyperkalaemia
Hyperlipoproteinaemia
Hypernatraemia
Hyperparathyriodism
Hyperplasia
Hyperthyroidism
Hypnozoite
Hypocalcaemia
Hypocellularity
Hypochromic
Hypoglycaemia
Hypogonadism
Hypokalaemia
Hypopituitarism
Hypothalamus
Hypothyroidism
Hypoxia
I
Icterus
Idiopathic
IF
Ig
IgA
IgD
IgE
IgG
IgM
Immune serum globulin
Immune system
Immune-compromised, immunosuppressed, immune-suppressed
Immunity
Immunoassay
Immunocompromised
Immunofluorescence
Immunoglobulin
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin D
Immunoglobulin E
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Immunosuppressive
Impetigo
In vitro
In vivo
Incidence
Incubation period
Infarction
Infection
Inflammation
Intracellular
Intravenous
Inversion
itch
J
Jaundice
Joint
K
Karyotype
Keratin
Ketoacidosis
L
Latent
LCMS
Leucocytosis
Lipid
Lipoprotein
Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry
Lumbar puncture
Lymphatic System
Lymphocyte
M
Macrocytic
Macrophage
Magnetic resonance imaging
Malaise
MALDI-ToF
Malignant
Mammogram
Mammography
Mast cell
Media
Megakaryocytes
Meninges
Meningitis
Mesothelioma
Metabolism
Metabolite
Metastasis
MGUS
Microaerophilic
Microbiome
Microbiome
Microcytic
Microorganism
Mitochondria
Molar pregnancy
Monoclonal Cells
Monoclonal Gammopathy
monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance
Monocyte
Mosaicism
MRI scan
Musculoskeletal
Mutation
Mydriatic
N
Narcolepsy
Neoplasm
Nephrotic syndrome
Neurochemical
Neuroendocrine
Neurological
Neutropenia
Neutrophil
Nitrogen
Non-palpable
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Normal flora
Normal flora
NSAID
Nuclei acid
Nucleus
Nutrient medium
O
Oedema
Oestrogen
Oligoclonal bands
Oncogene
Opportunistic Infection
Osteoblast
Osteoclast
Osteomalacia
Ova (plural)
Over-express
Ovum
Oxidative stress
P
Paget Disease
Pallor
Pandemic
Paraesthesia
Parasite
Parenteral
Parietal
Pathogen
Pathologist
PBS
PCR
Pericardium
Peritoneum
Permethrin
pH
Phaeochromocytoma
Phagocytosis
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Phenotype
Phospholipid
Pilocarpine
Pituitary
Plaque
Plasma
Plasma cell
Pleura
Pleurae (plural)
Pneumonitis
Polyclonal
Polycythaemia
Polymerase chain reaction
Polymorphic
Polymorphism
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Posterior
Precision
Precursor
Pre-eclampsia
Presumptive
Prevalence
Preventive medicine
Prognosis
Prophylactic
Protease
Protein
Proteolytic enzyme
Pruritus
Pulmonary
Purpura fulminans
Pus
Q
Qualitative test results
Quantitative test results
Quantity testing
R
Random urine sample
Raynaud's phenomenon
Recessive gene
Rectal examination
Red cells image
Resorption
Retina
Reye's syndrome
Rheumatic fever
Ribonucleic acid
Rickets
Rigor
RNA
S
Sarcoidosis
SDS
Sensitivity
Sepsis
Septicaemia
Sequela
Sequelae
Sequencing
Serology
Serum
Serum sickness
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
Sideroblastic anaemia
Sigmoidoscopy
Sign
Somatic cells
Southern blot
Specificity
Speculum
Spina bifida
Spinal tap
Spirochaete
Spleen
Spore
Sputum
Statins
status epilepticus
Stem cells
Stenosis
Steroids
Subcutaneous
Suprarenal gland
Surgical pathology
Symptom
Syncope
Syndrome
Systemic
T
Temporal arteritis
Test
Thrombocytopenia
Thromboembolism
Thrombosis
Thrombotic episode
thrombotic tendency
Thymus
Timed urine sample
Tissue
Titre
Topical
Toxaemia
Toxic megacolon
Toxicity
Tracer
Transferrin
Translocation
Transplantation
Transudate
Trephine
Trinucleotide repeat disorders
Triplet repeat disorders
Triplet repeat expansion disorders
Tubule
Tumour
Tyrosine Kinase
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
U
Ulcerative colitis
Ultrasound
Urea
Urethra
uropathogen
Uveitis
V
Vaccine
Vector
Venereal
Venesection
Venous thromboembolism
Vesicle
Viral load
Virilisation
Virus
Vitamin
VTE, deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
W
Whole blood
X
X-linked recessive trait
X-linked trait
Y
Yeast
Z
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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