Parvovirus B19 and modern laboratory diagnostics of infection
Parvovirus B19 is usually thought of as a childhood infection that causes a child to have bright red cheeks. But it's actually more than that:...
Diseases and symptoms
Cushing's syndrome and what tests help confirm the disease
Imagine two patients with elevated cortisol levels in their blood. The first has recently had a severe infection, suffers from insomnia, and is physically...
Graves' disease and modern laboratory diagnostics of the disease
Graves' disease often begins not with a diagnosis, but with a feeling that the body is going full speed. The person loses weight, even though...
Night sweats and what tests will help find its cause
Night sweats are not just when the room is hot or the blanket is too warm. Doctors are concerned about something else: the person wakes up all...
Creatine kinase and what an elevated test result means
Creatine kinase (CK) often appears on the test sheet after complaints of muscle pain, weakness, cramps, dark urine, injury, intense training...
Leg cramps can occur due to a deficiency of important substances
Leg cramps usually seem like just an unpleasant coincidence: your calf suddenly contracts at night, your foot pulls painfully, the muscle becomes stiff, and the pain...
Addison's disease and modern laboratory diagnostics
Addison's disease is one of those conditions that can be masked for a long time as fatigue, stress, stomach problems, low blood pressure, or a deficiency...
Folic acid analysis and who should check its level
Folic acid is associated mainly with pregnancy, but in fact its role is broader: hematopoiesis, cell division, nervous system function, tissue renewal. For...
Frequent dizziness and what tests will help determine the cause
Dizziness is not a single condition, and its manifestations vary significantly. For one patient, it is a feeling as if the support is disappearing from under their feet,...
