C8FX - Overview: C8 Complement, Functional, Serum
Diagnosis of C8 deficiency Investigation of a patient with an undetectable total hemolytic complement level
CYSQN - Overview: Cystinuria Profile, Quantitative, 24 Hour, Urine
Diagnosis of cystinuria using 24-hour urine collections
C6FX - Overview: C6 Complement, Functional, Serum
Diagnosis of C6 deficiency Investigation of a patient with an undetectable total complement level
CRT24 - Overview: Creatinine, 24 Hour, Urine
Urinary creatinine, in conjunction with serum creatinine, is used to calculate the creatinine clearance, a measure of renal function Normalizing urinary analytes to account for the variation in urinary concentration
Classification of pituitary adenomas
SV40 - Overview: SV40 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identifying BK or JC polyomavirus
PSGN - Overview: Plasminogen Activity, Plasma
Evaluating patients with ligneous conjunctivitis (strong association with homozygous plasminogen deficiency) Evaluating fibrinolysis, in combination with other components of the fibrinolytic system (fibrinogen, tissue...
PHTDP - Overview: Phosphorylated TDP43 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of pathological forms of TDP-43 in neurodegenerative diseases
GBETH - Overview: General Factor Bethesda Units, Plasma
Detecting and quantifying the presence and titer of a specific factor inhibitor directed against a specific coagulation factor
AIVC - Overview: Aldosterone, Inferior Vena Cava, Serum
Investigation using inferior vena cava specimen for: -Primary aldosteronism (eg, adrenal adenoma/carcinoma and adrenal cortical hyperplasia) -Secondary aldosteronism (renovascular disease, salt depletion, potassium loading, cardiac failure...
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.