Laboratory Tests

Children

1.	Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/testtips/kidtips.html




2.	Complete Blood Count Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest4.html




3.	I Had a Lab Test! American Society for Clinical Pathology http://www.ascp.org/general/pub_resources/labtest/




4.	Screening Tests for Children (Up to 12) American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/b_children.html




5.	Screening Tests for Newborns and Infants American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/a_newborn.html

Coping

1.	Tips on Blood Testing American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/testtips/bloodtips.html




2.	Test Preparation: Your Role American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/features/test_prep.html




3.	Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/features/coping.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Glossary Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/oivd/consumer-glossary.html

Directories

1.	Laboratory Directory-GeneReviews Children's Health Care System, Seattle http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888891&key=xW0l31Z2a4hTc&fcn=y&...




2.	Accredited Laboratory Search College of American Pathologists http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=labs_accred_by_cap...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Interpreting Laboratory Test Results National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_27.htm

Overviews

1.	Understanding Your Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/index.html




2.	Lab Tests Online American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/




3.	Lab Tests Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/oivd/consumer-lab.html




4.	Common Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/testtips/commontests.html




5.	A Pathologist Is... American Society for Clinical Pathology http://www.ascp.org/general/pub_resources/pathologist.asp




6.	Why Doctors Order Laboratory Tests Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest2.html

Prevention/Screening

1.	Screening Tests for Young Adults (Ages 18-29) American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/c_youngadult1.html




2.	Screening Tests for Adults (Ages 30-49) American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/d_adult.html

Related Issues

1.	Buying Diagnostic Tests from the Internet: Buyer B Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/buyerbeware.html




2.	FDA Clears First of Kind Genetic Lab Test Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/new01149.html




3.	Helping You Identify Quality Laboratory Services Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations http://www.jcaho.org/general+public/making+better+choices/helping+you+choos...




4.	Home-Use Tests Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/oivd/consumer-homeuse.html




5.	Reference Ranges & What They Mean American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/features/ref_ranges.html




6.	Where Lab Tests Are Performed American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/lab/labtypes.html

Seniors

1.	Screening Tests for Adults (50 and Up) American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/e_over50.html




2.	Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tes American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/testtips/elderlytips.html

Specific Conditions

1.	Urine Tests Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest7.html




2.	24-Hour Urine Collection National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/24hr.pdf




3.	Basic Metabolic Panel American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bmp/bmp.html




4.	Blood Culture American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_culture/test.html




5.	Comprehensive Metabolic Panel American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cmp/cmp.html




6.	Electrolytes Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest5.html




7.	Stool Tests Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest8.html




8.	Understanding Your Complete Blood Count National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/cbc97.pdf

Teenagers

1.	Screening Tests for Teens American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/c_youngadult.html