To help determine whether you have had a recent strep infection with the bacteria group A Streptococcus to help diagnose complications resulting from a strep infection such as rheumatic fever or glomerulonephritis a form of kidney disease Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm When To Get Tested: When you have symptoms such as fever chest pain fatigue and shortness of breath that suggest rheumatic fever or symptoms such as edema and dark urine that are associated with glomerulonephritis especially when you recently may have had a group A streptococcal infection that was not diagnosed and treated appropriately Test Preparation:None Normal Test Result: below 200 units/mL

To identify the presence of inflammation and to monitor response to treatment for an inflammatory disorder Specimen:A blood sample taken from a vein in your arm When To Get Tested: When your healthcare provider suspects that you have an acute condition causing inflammation such as a serious bacterial or fungal infection or when you are suffering from an inflammatory disorder such as arthritis an autoimmune disorder or inflammatory bowel disease Test Preparation:None Normal Test Result: less than 10 milligram per liter (mg/L)

To help diagnose infectious mononucleosis mono to distinguish between an Epstein-Barr virus EBV infection and another illness with similar symptoms to help evaluate susceptibility to EBV Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm When To Get Tested: When you have symptoms of mono but a negative mono test when a pregnant woman has flu-like symptoms occasionally when an asymptomatic person has been exposed to someone with mono or possibly as a means to check immune system function Test Preparation:None Normal Test Result: normal range is 0 mm/hr 22 mm/hr to for men and 0 mm/hr to 29 mm/hr for women

To detect high levels of uric acid in the blood which could be a sign of the condition gout or to monitor uric acid levels when undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment to detect high levels of uric acid in the urine in order to diagnose the cause of kidney stones and to monitor those with gout who are at risk of developing such stones Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in the arm or a 24-hour urine sample When To Get Tested: When you have joint pain or other symptoms that your healthcare practitioner suspects may be due to gout when you have had or are going to have certain chemotherapy or radiation therapies for cancer when you have recurrent kidney stones when you have gout or are otherwise at risk for kidney stone formation Test Preparation:None may be needed however some institutions recommend fasting Follow any instructions you are given Normal Test Result: 2.4 mg/dL -6.0 mg/dL (female) and 3.4 mg/dL -7.0 mg/dL (male)