Blood serum: Information from Answers.com

In blood, the serum is the component that is neither a blood cell nor a clotting factor; it is the blood plasma with the fibrinogens removed. Serum includes all proteins not used in blood clotting and all the electrolytes, antibodies, antigens, hormones, and any exogenous substances (e.g., drugs and microorganisms).

The study of serum is serology. Serum is used in numerous diagnostic tests, as well as in blood typing.

References

Martin, Elizabeth A., ed (2007). Concise Medical Dictionary (7th ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192806971. http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t60.e9203. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
Wang, Wendy; Srivastava, Sudhir (2002). "Serological Markers". in Breslow, Lester. Encyclopedia of Public Health. 4. New York, New York: Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 1088-1090.

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Metabolic panel	BMP: electrolytes (Na⁺/K⁺, Cl^-/HCO₃^-) · renal function, BUN-to-creatinine ratio (BUN/Creatinine) · Glucose · Ca CMP: BMP + protein tests (Human serum albumin, Serum total protein) · liver function tests (ALP, ALT, AST, Bilirubin) derived values: Plasma osmolality · Serum osmolal gap

Acid-base homeostasis	Arterial blood gas · Base excess · Anion gap · CO2 content

Iron tests	Transferrin saturation = Serum iron / Total iron-binding capacity Ferritin · Transferrin · Transferrin receptor

Blood sugar	Glucose test · Glucose tolerance test · Glycemia · Noninvasive glucose · C-peptide · Fructosamine · Random glucose test · Glycosylated hemoglobin

Endocrine	ACTH stimulation test · Thyroid function tests

Cardiac marker	Troponin test · CPK-MB test · Glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme BB

Other	Beutler test · Blood lipids · Tumor marker

Clotting	vWF: Ristocetin induced platelet agglutination clotting factors: Prothrombin time · Partial thromboplastin time · Thrombin time other/general coagulation: Bleeding time · animal enzyme (Reptilase time, Ecarin clotting time, Dilute Russell's viper venom time) · Thromboelastography fibrinolysis: Euglobulin lysis time · D-dimer

Red blood cell indices	Hematocrit · Hemoglobin · RBC count ratios: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin · Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration · Mean corpuscular volume Fetal hemoglobin: Apt-Downey test · Kleihauer-Betke test · Red blood cell distribution width Reticulocyte index · Haptoglobin

Other	Blood film · Blood viscosity · Absolute neutrophil count


Infections	viral infection: HIV (HIV test, BDNA test) · Epstein-Barr virus (Monospot test) bacterial infection: syphilis (VDRL, Rapid plasma reagin, Wassermann test, FTA-ABS) · rickettsia (Weil-Felix test) · helicobacter (HelicoCARE direct) · streptococcus (Antistreptolysin O titre) protozoan infection: toxoplasmosis (Sabin-Feldman dye test)

Inflammation	C-reactive protein · Erythrocyte sedimentation rate · MELISA · RAST test

see also reference ranges for blood tests

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