Fructosamine testing estimates blood sugar levels over the previous few weeks. Learn more about when this test may be used and how to understand test results.
MCH stands for Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, and is a calculation of the average amount of hemoglobin contained in each of a person's red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the substance that carries oxygen from the lungs, to the cells through the bloodstream.
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Gastrin is a hormone that regulates the production of acid in the stomach during the digestive process. The gastrin test helps diagnose tumors called gastrinomas, Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) syndrome, and hyperplasia of G-cells.
