Anemia Chemotherapy can reduce the bone marrow's ability to make red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of your body. When there are too few red blood cells, body tissues do not get enough oxygen to do their work. This condition is called anemia.
A cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody test may be ordered along with or following a rheumatoid factor (RF) test to help diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to assess the severity and probable course of the disease .
WHAT IS IT AND WHO GETS TESTED The Pap test is a screening test for malignant and premalignant changes of the cervix. A positive result indicates that there may be a problem and that further diagnostic procedures must be done.VALUATION OF AN ABNORMAL PAP TEST If a Pap test report indicates a malignant or premalignant condition the patient is reexamined and the Pap test repeated. The cervix is viewed with a magnifying instrument called a colposcope.