What does Andy mean? Andy [andy] as a name for girls has its root in Greek, and the meaning of the name Andy is manly, virile. Andy is an alternate form of Andrea (Greek): from the word andreia. Associated with: greek.
Blood tests for scleroderma are done by drawing blood from the vein that is put for further testing. The test helps in detecting the presence of autoimmune and antinuclear antibodies. Sometimes, there might be certain other tests that may be carried along with the blood tests to determine the accuracy of the results.
Blood tests can check how well your liver and kidneys are working and provide a full blood count. However, blood tests alone are not used to diagnose pancreatic cancer. 1  Pancreatic cancer may make a tumour marker called CA19-9, which is a substance that shows up in the blood of some cancer types.