A digoxin test may be ordered when it is suspected that levels are too low in someone who is taking the medication and has symptoms of heart failure such as: 1  Fatigue. 2  Shortness of breath. 3  Swelling in the hands and feet (edema).
lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that has some genetic factors it is also tied to environmental risk which may determine whether people actually ever manifest the illnessthese environmental factors may also play a role in the degree to which lupus may affect a person s life and mortalityupus can manifest in different parts of the body but may include joint pain swollen legs and feet may be symptoms of lupus nephritis a form of renal parenchymal disease people can have a genetic predisposition for lupus
The BRCA gene test is offered only to people who are likely to have an inherited mutation, based on personal or family history, or who have specific types of breast cancer. The BRCA gene test isn't routinely performed on women at average risk of breast and ovarian cancers. Having a BRCA gene mutation is uncommon.Inherited BRCA gene mutations are responsible for about 5 percent of breast cancers and about 10 to 15 percent of ovarian cancers.From a BRCA gene test, you learn whether you carry an inherited BRCA gene mutation and receive an estimate of your personal risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.aving a BRCA gene mutation is uncommon. Inherited BRCA gene mutations are responsible for about 5 percent of breast cancers and about 10 to 15 percent of ovarian cancers.