What is Biochemical Testing for Pregnant Women?

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Prenatal biochemical examination is aimed at understanding the normality of liver and kidney functions, blood sugar, and blood lipids. Through examination, it can timely assess the physical condition of pregnant women in the early stage of pregnancy, and also understand the development of the fetus. If any abnormal phenomena occur, timely intervention and treatment can be conducted. In the later stage of pregnancy, glucose tolerance test is required to determine whether the pregnant woman has diabetes.

1. Biochemical examination involves a wide range of tests, including blood sugar, blood lipids, liver and kidney functions (urea nitrogen, carbon dioxide binding capacity, creatinine, uric acid, and urine microalbumin), among many other items. Each test item further consists of numerous subcategories. 2. Biochemical examination is a medical test, and due to differences in physical symptoms, it is often used comprehensively with other examination items. 3. Normal values for biochemical tests include: aspartate aminotransferase: 0-45; total protein: 60-80; alanine aminotransferase: 0-40; alkaline phosphatase: 50-135UL for females and 45-125UL for males; albumin: 35-55g/L; direct bilirubin: 0-6.0μmol/L; total bilirubin: 1.7-17.1μmol/L; alkaline phosphatase: 40-160IU/L; uric acid: 90-360μmol/L; urea nitrogen: 1.8-7.1mmol/L; cholesterol: 2.84-5.68mmol/L, and so on.