This test measures the amount of homocysteine in the blood. Homocysteine is a type of amino acid that is present throughout the body in all cells in small amounts.
This test measures the levels of Methylmalonic acid (MMA) in the blood. It is a very useful, sensitive and early test to measure for vitamin B12 deficiency.
Also Known As: MMA Blood
This test measures the levels of Methylmalonic acid (MMA) in the blood. It is a very useful, sensitive and early test to measure for vitamin B12 deficiency.
Also Known As: MMA Urine
Vitamin A is critical for vision, growth, and many cell functions. High concentrations of Vitamin A are seen with renal failure, but this is not associated with toxicity and excessive ingestion. High concentrations are associated with bone fractures. Low concentrations of Vitamin A are consistent with fat malabsorption.
Also Known As: Retinol
Vitamin B1 is required for branched-chain amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism. Vitamin B1 deficiency is most often due to alcoholism or chronic illness. In the early stage, patients with vitamin B1 deficiency exhibit anorexia, irritability, apathy, and generalized weakness. Prolonged deficiency causes beriberi.
Also Known As: Thiamine, Thiamin
Determining the level of Vitamin B12 in the blood is important because its deficiency can cause serious health issues. The human body can’t produce B12, so the diet is its only source
Also Known As: Cobalamin
Determining the level of Vitamin B12 in the blood is important because its deficiency can cause serious health issues. The human body can’t produce B12, so the diet is its only source
Vitamin C is an antioxidant involved in connective tissue metabolism, drug-metabolizing systems, and mixed-function oxidase systems to list a few. Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy; manifestations include impaired formation of mature connective tissue, bleeding into the skin, weakness, fatigue, and depression.
Also Known As: Ascorbic Acid
Measurement of serum 25-OH vitamin D concentrations provide a good index of circulating vitamin D activity in patients not suffering from renal disease. A vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone diseases such as rickets and osteomalacia. Above normal levels can lead to hypercalcemia
Also Known As: Calcitriol; 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol
This test gives an indication of the vitamin D status of an individual. A deficiency in vitamin D leads to a bone disorder called rickets. Also Known As: 25-Hydroxycalciferol
Deficiency of vitamin E may cause extensive neuropathy in young children and, in addition, is suspect as a possible cause of motor and sensory neuropathy in older children and in adults. One likely cause of vitamin E deficiency is intestinal malabsorption, resulting from bowel disease, pancreatic disease, or chronic cholestasis.
Also Known As: Alpha Tocopherol, Vitamin E1
Used for differential diagnosis of coagulation disorders. Vitamin K is a group of structurally similar, fat-soluble vitamins the human body requires for complete synthesis of certain proteins that are prerequisites for blood coagulation and which the body also needs for controlling binding of calcium in bones and other tissues.
Also Known As: Phylloquinone, Phytonadione
