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A test result above 0.2 ng/mL a few months after your procedure could be a sign that your prostate cancer has come back. This is called a biochemical recurrence. If your number is higher than it ...
Antibodies are proteins made by your immune system. They help your body recognize and fight infections. Antibodies normally target harmful substances, such as bacteria and viruses, by activating ...
This test measures how much of your total PSA is freely circulating. The percent-free PSA tends to be lower in people with prostate cancer. Many doctors will recommend a prostate biopsy if you ...
PSA levels can vary based on your age. There’s no official guidance on what a typical range is and what the upper limit should be for further testing. The recommended upper limits for PSA levels ...
An antinuclear antibody test is a blood test that looks for certain kinds of antibodies in your body. It’s also called an ANA or FANA (fluorescent antinuclear antibody) test. Antibodies are ...
The gold standard for diagnosing a stroke are imaging tests such as: Computed tomography (CT scan): A brain CT scan (also called a cranial CT scan) can show if there is damage or bleeding in the ...
The Putonghua Proficiency Test or Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi ( PSC) is an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese (Mandarin) intended for native speakers of Chinese languages. The test was developed in October 1994 by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the Institute of Applied Linguistics at Beijing Language ...
The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a 35-item parent-report questionnaire designed to identify children with difficulties in psychosocial functioning. Its primary purpose is to alert pediatricians at an early point about which children would benefit from further assessment. [1] A positive result on the overall scale indicates that the ...