C6FX - Overview: C6 Complement, Functional, Serum
Diagnosis of C6 deficiency Investigation of a patient with an undetectable total complement level
C5FX - Overview: C5 Complement, Functional, Serum
Diagnosis of C5 deficiency Investigation of a patient with an undetectable total complement level
CLZ - Overview: Clozapine, Serum
Monitoring patient compliance of clozapine treatment An aid to achieving desired serum levels
CBBRP - Overview: Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), Molecular Detection, PCR, Blood
Aiding in the diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii infection (eg, Q fever)
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
CD14I - Overview: CD14 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Marker of histiocytic and monocytic lineage and follicular dendritic cells
CD19I - Overview: CD19 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of normal and neoplastic B cells
CALPN - Overview: Calponin Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Marker for myoepithelium when differentiating ductal carcinomas in situ from infiltrating breast carcinoma Characterization of tumors of smooth muscle or myoepithelial lineage
HNF1B - Overview: Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1Beta Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Diagnosis of ovarian clear cell carcinoma and endometrial clear cell carcinoma
HALO - Overview: Haloperidol, Serum
Optimizing haloperidol dosage Monitoring patient compliance Assessing toxicity
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....
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....
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.