Urine, stool and semen tests at Tamara Hospital, Rajajinagar

This urine test looks for Bence Jones protein, small antibody pieces (free light chains) made by abnormal plasma cells.

This test checks urine for chyle, a milky, fat-rich fluid from the lymph system that can leak into the urine.

Clot retraction time checks how well a blood clot shrinks and firms up over time, which depends mainly on platelets.

This test looks under a microscope for cells in urine with typical changes (inclusion bodies) caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV).

This urine test checks for codeine, an opioid found in some cough syrups and pain medicines.

A complete urine analysis checks the colour, clarity and chemistry of urine (such as sugar, protein and pH) and looks at it under a microscope for cells, crystals and bacteria.

This test measures the activity of factor VII, one of the proteins that helps blood clot.

A fibrinogen test measures fibrinogen, a protein in plasma that the body needs to form blood clots.

This test looks under a microscope for crystals in body fluid, usually fluid taken from a swollen joint.

This urine test checks for heroin, usually by detecting substances the body makes when heroin breaks down, such as morphine.

The Mantoux test checks whether your body has reacted to TB bacteria, using a small injection of tuberculin protein just under the skin of the forearm.

The NMP22 test measures nuclear matrix protein 22 in urine, a protein that can be raised in bladder cancer.

This test looks for antibodies in the blood that attack platelets, the cells that help blood clot.

A post-coital test looks at cervical mucus taken a few hours after sex to see whether live, moving sperm are present.

A semen analysis checks a semen sample for volume, sperm count, movement (motility), shape (morphology) and other features such as pH.

This test measures how acidic or alkaline a semen sample is.

This test looks for eosinophils, a type of white blood cell linked to allergy, in a sputum (phlegm) sample.

This test checks a stool sample under a microscope for fat droplets.

This test checks a stool sample for small amounts of blood that cannot be seen.

This test measures how acidic a stool sample is.

This test checks stool for sugars that the gut has not absorbed.

A stool routine test looks at the colour and texture of a stool sample and checks it under a microscope for worms, eggs, parasites, blood cells and undigested food.

This test checks a urine sample for Trichomonas vaginalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the cause of gonorrhoea) and Candida (yeast).

A urine albumin test checks for albumin, a protein that healthy kidneys normally keep out of the urine.

These urine tests check for bile pigment (bilirubin), bile salts and urobilinogen, substances linked to how the liver handles bile.

A urine cotinine test checks for cotinine, a substance the body makes from nicotine.

This test looks for eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, in urine.

This test checks urine under a microscope for fat droplets.

A urine ketone test checks for ketones, which the body makes when it burns fat for energy instead of sugar.

This test checks urine for white blood cells (leukocytes), a sign of inflammation in the urinary tract.

This test checks urine for nitrite, which some bacteria make when they infect the urinary tract.

This test checks urine for blood that may not be visible to the eye.

This test measures whether urine is acidic or alkaline, reported as pH or as the urine's 'reaction'.

A urine pregnancy test checks for hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), a hormone made after an embryo implants in the womb.

This test looks at the sediment from a spun urine sample under a microscope to find cells, casts, crystals and bacteria.

This test measures how concentrated your urine is compared with water.

This test checks urine for glucose (sugar), which normally does not appear in urine.

This test measures von Willebrand factor, a blood protein that helps platelets stick together and form a clot.