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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
Walk-in urgent care with no appointment needed.
Serving as your child's primary doctor's office.
Pediatric specialty consultations available closer to home.
A full range of comprehensive services all under one roof.
Connect with providers from the comfort of your own home.
With over 800 pediatric clinicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: free homocysteine blood test, serum homocysteine.
Homocysteine is a compound that occurs in the blood as a byproduct of amino acid metabolism. Elevated homocysteine levels can be an indicator of diseases related to the heart or blood vessels. An amino acid quantitation – free homocysteine test can be useful in checking free homocysteine levels in the blood and diagnosing these disorders.
All that’s required for the test is a basic blood draw, typically from the arm but sometimes from another area of the body. Then the blood sample is taken to a laboratory for testing.
No special preparation is needed for the test.
There are slights risks of infection, bleeding, bruising or swelling related to the blood draw.
Reviewed by: Paul Cardenas, MD
This page was last updated on: March 26, 2019 12:25 PM