Infectious Diseases

A panel that counts red cells, white cells, and platelets in your blood.

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen around your body.

Counts the infection-fighting white cells in your blood.

Counts the small cells that help your blood clot.

A general marker that rises when there is inflammation in the body.

A fast-responding marker of inflammation or infection.

Checks a vitamin essential for nerves and blood cell formation.

Your blood sugar level after an overnight fast.

Your blood sugar level two hours after eating.

A waste product that shows how well your kidneys are filtering.

Another waste product used along with creatinine to assess kidneys.

The main salt in your blood that controls fluid balance.

The overall amount of cholesterol circulating in your blood.

A basic check of urine for infection, protein, sugar, and blood.

Checks for glucose spilling into the urine.

Grows germs from urine to identify infection and the right medicine.

Checks whether germs are circulating in the bloodstream.

Identifies germs causing chest infections from a coughed-up sample.

Detects dengue virus protein in the first days of fever.

Detects your immune response to dengue from around day 4–5 of fever.

Looks for malaria parasites in your blood during fever.

Screens for typhoid fever, usually after the first week of fever.

Screens for HIV infection, with strict confidentiality.

Screens for hepatitis B virus infection of the liver.

Records your heart's electrical activity in a quick, painless tracing.

A quick image of your lungs, heart shadow, and chest bones.

General physicians are usually the first doctors you meet for fever, fatigue, and routine checkups. They order…