Medicine:Schumm test
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Short description: Test for blood mismatch
| Schumm test | |
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| Medical diagnostics | |
| Purpose | levels of methemalbumin in blood. |
The Schumm test (shoom) is a blood test that uses spectroscopy to determine significant levels of methemalbumin in the blood. A positive result could indicate intravascular hemolysis.[1][2] The Schumm test was named for Otto Schumm, a German chemist who lived in the early 20th century.[citation needed]
A positive test result occurs when the haptoglobin binding capacity of the blood is saturated, leading to heme released from cell free hemoglobin to bind to albumin.[citation needed]
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