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Protein electrophoresis - serum
Alternate Names : Lipoprotein electrophoresis
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A urine protein electrophoresis is a test that estimates how many various proteins you have in your urine.
See also:
Immunoelectrophoresis - urine
Immunofixation - urine ...

Protein electrophoresis is a laboratory technique that uses an electrical current to separate the different proteins in the blood and urine on the basis of size and charge.

Serum protein electrophoresis - to detect a paraprotein or myeloma protein in the blood.
Paraprotein level in blood ...

Serum protein electrophoresis showing a paraprotein (peak in the gamma zone) in a patient with multiple myeloma.

Serum protein electrophoresis
Rheumatoid factor (RF): The test for rheumatoid factor, which is not specific for rheumatoid arthritis, is positive in 80-90% of people with Sjögren syndrome.

Serum or urine protein electrophoresis
Cryoglobulins
Test results may alter management and preclude the need for biopsy.

A test called serum protein electrophoresis shows an increased amount of the IgM antibody. Levels seen in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia are generally greater than 3 g/dL.

UPEP (Protein electrophoresis - urine)
Upper airway biopsy
Upper endoscopy (EGD - esophagogastroduodenoscopy)
Upper GI and small bowel series
Upper GI series (Upper GI and small bowel series)
Urea nitrogen - urine
Ureteral retrograde brush biopsy ...

With the advent of serum protein electrophoresis, the globulins were considered to be comprised of 3 major fractions, alpha being the fastest moving and gamma the slowest.

A comprehensive metabolic panel, magnesium and calcium levels, a complete blood count (CBC), serum protein electrophoresis and immunophoresis, C-reactive protein, prothrombin time (PT) and partial prothrombin time (PTT), ...

» Protein Electrophoresis - Serum
» Immunofixation - Urine
» Immunofixation - Serum
» Immunoelectrophoresis - Urine. Urine immunoglobulin electrophoresis. IEP - urine
» Bone Marrow Aspiration.

A workup of hypercholesterolemia should include a CBC, urinalysis, chemistry panel, overnight refrigeration of plasma, free T 4 , TSH, and lipoprotein electrophoresis.

A blood test called serum protein electrophoresis separates your blood proteins and can detect the presence of M proteins, called an "M spike," in your blood.

Urine immunofixation electrophoresis
Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP)
Urine protein electrophoresis (UPEP) or Bence-Jones protein analysis
Quantitative immunoglobulins (nephelometry)
Serum free light chain measurements ...

Other globulins transport metals, such as iron, in the blood and help fight infection. Serum globulin can be separated into several subgroups by serum protein electrophoresis. For more information, see the medical test Serum Protein Electrophoresis.

Glucose tolerance test
Antinuclear antibody
Rheumatoid factor
Cryoglobulins
Complement levels
Hepatitis B and C antibodies
VDRL serology
Serum protein electrophoresis
Kidney biopsy
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests: ...

Angiogram
Chest x-ray
ESR
Hepatitis C test
Nerve conduction tests, if the person has weakness in the arms or legs
Protein electrophoresis - blood ...

such as CBC-D (complete blood count with differential count) and examination of the blood smears, can give clues to the diagnosis of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. There is also an increase in IgM that can be detected by protein electrophoresis (a ...

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Serum Protein Test - Medical Test ...

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