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A serum pregnancy test is a blood test performed in a physician's office or laboratory to get quantitative hCG. A "triple screen" is a blood test for hCG, AFP, and uE3.

The other type of pregnancy test is an over-the-counter test which examines urine for the presence of hCG.

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What color test tube is serum?

The color of the test tube for serum is typically red or gold. Red top tubes contain a clot activator and are used for collecting serum for various blood tests. Gold top tubes have a clot activator and serum separator gel to aid in separating serum from other blood components.


How it is possible for some one to test negative on a simple urine test and positive on the standard test?

Pregnancy tests measure the level of hcg in your body. When you are pregnant, and as your pregnancy progresses, your hcg level rises. When you take a urine pregnancy test and it comes back negative, the level of hcg is not high enough to register on the test. When the quantitative serum pregnancy test is positive, it is a more acurate reading of how far along in your pregnancy you actually are.


How long does it take to get results from a blood pregnancy test?

Results from a blood pregnancy test typically take 1-2 days to come back, depending on the lab's processing time. This type of test is very accurate and can detect pregnancy earlier than a urine test.


What color is the tube that blood is drawn for a serum ferritin test?

The tube used for a serum ferritin test is typically a gold or tiger top tube.


What color tube for serum iron blood test?

The color tube for a serum iron blood test is typically a gold or red-speckled/gray-stopper tube, which is specifically designed for collecting blood for serum tests. It is important to confirm with the laboratory or healthcare provider regarding the specific tube color and collection instructions for the test.

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Serum pregnancy test?

a serum pregnancy test is a blood test just a fancy doctor word for it kb


Is serum better for testing pregnancy than urine?

The first urine test is the best for a pregnancy test.


Can you use blood on a urine pregnancy test?

That depends.. on certain hCG test. It is recommended to read the manual of your urine pregnancy test. Some test accept blood/serum, but some test do not.


Pregnancy blood test is positive but the urine is negative?

A serum hCG will be positive for pregnancy at 25mIU/ml, the urine test, although just as accurate needs a stronger concentration of 50mIU/ml to 100mIU/ml depending on the brand - this means the serum (blood) test will test positive 2 to 3 days sooner than urine.


What is Serum analysis blood test for what diagnose?

serum analysis test for


What is serum test?

Blood test


How toxity of serum can be tested?

how can you test for any toxity in blood serum or serum tears.


Have you taken a pregnancy test, and if so, did you use a C or T type test"?

"Have you done a pregnancy test, and if yes, did you use a test that shows a C or T result?"


What is lacking antibodies of a specific type in serum?

Serum is serum


Can you be pregnant if your hometest came back negative and you had IVF?

Commonly a serum pregnancy test is checked 14 days after egg retrieval in an IVF cycle. Sometimes if a patient performs a home pregnancy test at that time instead, it could read false negative even though she may actually be pregnant. This is because the home test cannot detect low levels of the HCG hormone, however a serum test can. For this reason most IVF centers advise against taking a home test


What does hCG mean?

'Hcg' means hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test


Can a urine pregnancy test keep showing negative but be positive on a blood test and be pregnant?

Yes. I don't know how but it can happen. I cannot use the urine preg. tests , I have to have the serum and then it has to be the quantitate not the yes or no one.