Medical Tests & Exams

• Blood Test: T4 (Thyroxine)

  Doctors may order the T4 blood test if a person has symptoms that suggest any kind of thyroid disorder.

• Blood Test: Testosterone

  A testosterone blood test may be done if a child seems to be entering puberty earlier or later than expected, or to check for damage or disease of the testes or ovaries, adrenal glands, or pituitary glands.

• Blood Test: Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)

  Doctors do thyroglobulin antibodies tests to help diagnose autoimmune conditions involving the thyroid gland, or when they suspect a thyroid disorder.

• Blood Test: Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies

  The thyroid peroxidase antibodies test can help doctors diagnose and monitor autoimmune conditions involving the thyroid gland, including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Graves disease.

• Blood Test: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

  Doctors may order TSH blood tests to diagnose and monitor treatment of a thyroid disorder or see how the pituitary gland is working.

• Blood Test: Uric Acid

  Doctors may order this test if they suspect high levels of uric acid in the bloodstream. Some kids with leukemia or other types of cancer can have high levels of uric acid (hyperuricemia).

• Blood Test: Valproic Acid

  Doctors may order a blood test for valproic acid, an anticonvulsant drug prescribed mainly to prevent seizures, to see how the liver is processing the medicine.

• Blood Test: von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Activity – Ristocetin Cofactor

  A von Willebrand factor (vWF) activity – ristocetin cofactor test lets doctors evaluate the functioning of a protein that helps blood to clot.

• Blood Test: von Willebrand Factor (vWF) Antigen

  Doctors order the vWF antigen test to help diagnose or monitor the treatment of von Willebrand disease.

• Collecting a Stool Sample for Testing

  Stool tests often require a parent to collect a sample of their child’s poop at home. Here’s how to do it.