COU - Overview: Cobalt, 24 Hour, Urine
Detecting cobalt exposure Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear This test is not useful to assess vitamin B12 activity.
DASM5 - Overview: Drugs of Abuse Screen, Meconium 5
Identifying amphetamines (and methamphetamines), opiates, phencyclidine, as well as metabolites of cocaine and marijuana in meconium specimens
HVAR - Overview: Homovanillic Acid, Random, Urine
Screening children for catecholamine-secreting tumors using a random urine collection when requesting homovanillic acid only Monitoring neuroblastoma treatment Screening patients with possible inborn errors of catecholamine metabolism
COBRU - Overview: Cobalt/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
Detecting cobalt exposure in a random urine collection Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear This test is not useful for assessment of vitamin B12 activity.
Diagnostic workup of patients with a high probability of BCR-ABL1-positive hematopoietic neoplasms, particularly acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-lymphoblastic leukemia), to provide a pretreatment quantitative level of BCR-ABL1 mRNA...
Measuring the delta-9 carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol to creatinine ratio to detect use of tetrahydrocannabinol
EEEP - Overview: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Antibody, IgG and IgM, Serum
Aiding in the diagnosis of Eastern equine encephalitis using serum specimens
AFPPT - Overview: Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP), Peritoneal Fluid
An adjunct to cytology to differentiate between malignancy-related ascites and benign causes of ascites formation
BHSF - Overview: Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Quantitative, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in the diagnosis of brain metastases of testicular cancer or extragonadal intracerebral germ cell tumors
BFBL - Overview: Bilirubin, Body Fluid
Evaluating peritoneal fluid or abdominal drain fluid as a screening test for bile leakage May aid in the distinction between a transudative and an exudative pleural effusion
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