FNTSM - Overview: Neurotransmitter Profile 3
Neurotransmitter Profile 3
CDIFS - Overview: Clostridioides difficile Culture with Antimicrobial Susceptibilities, Varies
Providing an isolate suitable for antimicrobial susceptibility testing to direct antimicrobial therapy of extraluminal infections and in cases of treatment failure
LLPT - Overview: Leukemia/Lymphoma Immunophenotyping, Flow Cytometry, Tissue
Evaluation of tissues for potential involvement by: -Chronic lymphoproliferative disorders -Malignant lymphomas -Acute lymphoblastic leukemia -Acute myelogenous leukemia
PARDP - Overview: Inherited Parkinson Disease Gene Panel, Varies
Establishing a molecular diagnosis for patients with Parkinson disease Identifying variants within genes known to be associated with Parkinson disease, allowing for predictive testing of at-risk family members
UNHB - Overview: Hemoglobin Stability, Blood
Work-up of congenital hemolytic anemias
UOSMU - Overview: Osmolality, Random, Urine
Assessing the concentrating and diluting ability of the kidney
TTST - Overview: Testosterone, Total, Mass Spectrometry, Serum
Evaluating men with symptoms or signs of possible hypogonadism, such as loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, gynecomastia, osteoporosis, or infertility Evaluating boys with delayed or precocious puberty Monitoring testosterone...
Investigating pancreatic disorders, usually pancreatitis
URCON - Overview: Urea, Random, Urine
Assessment of kidney failure (prerenal vs acute kidney injury)
CDOMB - Overview: Cadmium for Occupational Monitoring, Blood
Detecting exposure to cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, as a part of occupational monitoring
Mayo Clinic Ranked No. 1 Hospital Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report - Insights
Report’s 29th annual "Best Hospitals Honor Roll" published online on August 14. Mayo Clinic also ranked No. 1 in more specialties than any other hospital in the country....
NELL-1 [Test in Focus] - Insights
D., discusses how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new immunohistochemistry test for the detection of NELL-1 antigen, a biomarker for membranous nephropathy found in 10% to 15% of patients, provides diagnostic...
Looking Back on Clinical Chemistry 1 - Insights
in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, takes a look back on her Clinical Chemistry 1 course....
Detection of (1→3)-𝝱-D-glucan as a Marker of Invasive Fungal Disease - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss the detection of (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) in serum as a biomarker for the presence of invasive fungal infections....
Orexin-A/Hypocretin-1 for the Diagnosis of Type 1 Narcolepsy [Test in Focus] - Insights
test to perform as well as to interpret. The orexin-A/hypocretin-1 test is a sensitive and specific alternative to the MSLT to diagnose type 1 narcolepsy....