Results: 4-5 business days.
Alpha-1 Antitrpsin testing may be ordered when a person under 40 years of age develops a chronic cough or bronchitis, wheezing, is short of breath after exertion and/or shows other signs of emphysema. This is especially true when the patient has not be exposed to know lung irritants, is not a smoker, and when the lung damage appears to be located low in the lungs. AAT testing may also be done if you have a close relative with alpha-1 antrypsin deficiency.
Also known as:
- AAT
- Acute Phase Proteins
- Alpha1-Antitrypsin, Serum
- Alpha1-Protease Inhibitor
- α1AT
