Test Name: Haptoglobin
Formal Name: Haptoglobin
Other Names: HPT, Haemoglobin-binding Protein, Hp
Why Test: help detect and evaluate haemolytic anaemia
When to Test: en you have signs of jaundice, or of anaemia such as weakness, paleness, or breathlessness that the doctor suspects may be due to red blood cell destruction (haemolytic anaemia)
