LEIS - Overview: Leishmaniasis (Visceral) Antibody, Serum
Aiding in the diagnosis of active visceral leishmaniasis This test should not be used as the sole criteria for diagnosis.
HPP - Overview: Pancreatic Polypeptide, Plasma
Detecting pancreatic endocrine tumors Assessing vagal nerve function after meal or sham feeding
5BETH - Overview: Factor V Bethesda Units, Plasma
Detecting and quantifying the presence and titer of a specific factor inhibitor directed against coagulation factor V
MAGES - Overview: Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein Autoantibodies, IgM, Serum
Evaluating peripheral neuropathy Evaluating paraproteinemic neuropathy
PAC1 - Overview: Paraneoplastic, Autoantibody Evaluation, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in the diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurological autoimmune disorders related to carcinoma of lung, breast, ovary, thymoma, or Hodgkin lymphoma using spinal fluid specimens
SSH24 - Overview: Supersaturation Profile, Self-Collect, 24 Hour, Urine
Diagnosis and management of patients with renal lithiasis: -Predicting the likely composition of the stone, in patients who have a radiopaque stone, for whom stone analysis is not available -May aid in designing a treatment program Aiding...
BETA2 - Overview: Beta-2 Transferrin: Detection of Spinal Fluid in Other Body Fluid
Detection of spinal fluid in body fluids, such as ear or nasal fluid
C2FXN - Overview: C2 Complement, Functional, Serum
Investigation of a patient with a low (absent) hemolytic complement
SPSM - Overview: Morphology Evaluation (Special Smear), Blood
Detecting disease states or syndromes of the white blood cells, red blood cells, or platelet cell lines of a patient's peripheral blood
ALP - Overview: Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum
Diagnosing and monitoring treatment of liver, bone, intestinal, and parathyroid diseases
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....
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....
Week in Review: November 1 - Insights
Top highlights include: Facebook launches into the digital space of healthcare, medical breakthrough for Ebola, and how the brain makes memories.