CORT - Overview: Cortisol, Serum
Discrimination between primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency Differential diagnosis of Cushing syndrome This test is not recommended for evaluating response to metyrapone.
TOSU - Overview: Targeted Opioid Screen, Random, Urine
Determining compliance or identifying illicit opioid drug use using urine specimens This test is not intended for employment-related testing.
AL - Overview: Aluminum, Serum
Preferred monitoring for aluminum toxicity in patients undergoing dialysis Preferred test for routine aluminum screening Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear
Monitoring response to therapy in patients with known e1/a2 BCR/ABL1 (p190) fusion forms
AFH - Overview: Factor H Autoantibody, Serum
Detection and quantification of antibodies to factor H Monitoring patients with known factor H autoantibodies Aiding in the differential diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopathy and C3 glomerulopathies
FGEN - Overview: Fungal Culture, Routine
Diagnosing fungal infections from specimens other than blood, skin, hair, nails, and vagina (separate tests are available for these specimen sites)
PNYG - Overview: Phenytoin, Total and Phenobarbital Group, Serum
Monitoring for appropriate therapeutic concentration of phenytoin and phenobarbital Assessing compliance or toxicity
MAL - Overview: Rapid Malaria/Babesia Smear, Varies
Rapid and accurate detection and species identification of Plasmodium Detection of Babesia, trypanosomes, and some species of microfilariae
23BPT - Overview: 2,3-Dinor 11 Beta-Prostaglandin F2 Alpha, 24 Hour, Urine
Screening for mast cell activation disorders including systemic mastocytosis using 24-hour urine specimens
BRBST - Overview: Tickborne Bacterial, PCR and Sequencing, Blood
Detecting and identifying pathogenic tickborne bacteria infecting normally sterile whole blood Potential detection of bacteria that cause similar illnesses to tickborne infections This test should not be used as first tier test. It should...
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