A Guide to Common
Medical Terms and Lab Tests
A crucial portion of the life insurance application process is the medical examination. The results of your medical examination will be the determining factor in the underwriting process. At WholesaleInsurance.net, we believe that educating yourself about the life insurance and medical terms will help protect you.
Here is a list of common medical terms and lab tests that may be used in the life insurance process. We hope that you find these definitions useful and that your search for life insurance information yields beneficial results.
A1C - This is a blood test given to diabetics...
Albumin - The most abundant protein in the blood...
Alkaline Phosphatase - A test in the basic liver panel...
ALT, AST - See Liver Function Tests.
Bilirubin - A pigment produced when the liver...
BUN - Blood urea nitrogen...
Cholesterol - Cholesterol is a fatty substance...
Cholesterol Ratio - The total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol...
Creatinine - A chemical waste product of muscle metabolism...
Fructosamine - Fructosamine is a measurement of a person's average...
GGTP or GGP - Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase is an enzyme that...
Globulin - A class of simple proteins that occur widely...
Glucose - It is the end product of carbohydrate metabolism...
HDL - Abbreviation for High Density Lipoprotein which is...
Hepatitis - Inflammation of the liver from any cause...
HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus...
LDL - Low Density Lipoprotein is part of the regular lipid panel...
Liver Function Tests - ALT, AST, SGOT, SGPT are simple blood tests...
PSA - PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland...
SGOT - See Liver Function Tests.
Triglycerides - The major form of fat...
Albumin - The most abundant protein in the blood...
Alkaline Phosphatase - A test in the basic liver panel...
ALT, AST - See Liver Function Tests.
Bilirubin - A pigment produced when the liver...
BUN - Blood urea nitrogen...
Cholesterol - Cholesterol is a fatty substance...
Cholesterol Ratio - The total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol...
Creatinine - A chemical waste product of muscle metabolism...
Fructosamine - Fructosamine is a measurement of a person's average...
GGTP or GGP - Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase is an enzyme that...
Globulin - A class of simple proteins that occur widely...
Glucose - It is the end product of carbohydrate metabolism...
HDL - Abbreviation for High Density Lipoprotein which is...
Hepatitis - Inflammation of the liver from any cause...
HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus...
LDL - Low Density Lipoprotein is part of the regular lipid panel...
Liver Function Tests - ALT, AST, SGOT, SGPT are simple blood tests...
PSA - PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland...
SGOT - See Liver Function Tests.
Triglycerides - The major form of fat...
