CD4NY - Overview: CD4 Count for Monitoring, New York, Blood
Only orderable by New York clients Serial monitoring of CD4 T-cell count in patients who are HIV-positive Follow-up and diagnostic evaluation of primary cellular immunodeficiencies, including severe combined immunodeficiency T-cell...
RPRS - Overview: Rapid Plasma Reagin Screen with Reflex, Serum
Aiding in the diagnosis of recent or past Treponema pallidum infection Rapid plasma reagin screening when T pallidum antibody screen is positive This test is not useful as a screening or confirmatory test for blood donor specimens.
LPSC1 - Overview: Lipid Panel, Serum
Managing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk using serum specimens
CTSU - Overview: Ceramide Trihexosides and Sulfatides, Random, Urine
Identifying patients with Fabry disease Identifying patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy Identifying patients with saposin B deficiency Identifying patients with multiple sulfatase deficiency Identifying patients with...
EGFRW - Overview: EGFR Targeted Mutation Analysis with ALK Reflex, Tumor
Identifying non-small cell lung cancers that may benefit from treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor -targeted therapies or anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitors
HTGR - Overview: Thyroglobulin, Tumor Marker Reflex, Serum
Reporting of accurate thyroglobulin results, depending on the antithyroglobulin antibodies status of the patient Accurate measurement of serum thyroglobulin in patients with known or suspected antithyroglobulin autoantibodies or possible...
PGXQP - Overview: Focused Pharmacogenomics Panel, Varies
Preemptive or reactive genotyping of patients for pharmacogenomic purposes Providing an assessment for genes with strong drug-gene associations
MP8BS - Overview: Mucopolysaccharidoses, Eight-Enzyme Panel, Blood Spot
Supporting the biochemical diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidoses types II, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, IVA, IVB, VI, and VII, and of multiple sulfatase deficiency This test is not useful for carrier detection.
OLIGU - Overview: Oligosaccharide Screen, Random, Urine
Screening for selected oligosaccharidosis
CORTO - Overview: Cortisol, Free and Total, Serum
Assessment of cortisol status in cases where there is known or a suspected abnormality in cortisol-binding proteins or albumin Assessment of adrenal function in the critically ill or stressed patient, thus preventing unnecessary use of...
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.