FUNBL - Overview: Fungitell, BAL
Fungitell, BAL
FUNBW - Overview: Fungitell, bronch wash
Fungitell, bronch wash
FPFUZ - Overview: Phenosense Entry HIV Drug Resistance Assay
Determines phenotypic susceptibility to enfuvirtide (Fuzeon) and assesses likely effectiveness before enfuvirtide is added to a patient's regimen or before changing a regimen that includes enfuvirtide.
CBC - Overview: Complete Blood Cell Count (CBC) with Differential, Blood
Screening tool to confirm a hematologic disorder, to establish or rule out a diagnosis, to detect an unsuspected hematologic disorder, or to monitor effects of radiation or chemotherapy
Providing a genetic evaluation for patients with a personal or family history suggestive of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), or complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) Establishing a diagnosis of...
ESTF - Overview: Estrogens, Estrone (E1) and Estradiol (E2), Fractionated, Serum
Simultaneous high-sensitivity determination of serum estrone and estradiol levels Situations requiring either higher sensitivity estradiol measurement, estrone measurement, or both, including -As part of the diagnosis and workup of...
Screening for infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) associated with the development of cervical cancer Individual genotyping of HPV-16 and/or HPV-18 if present This testing is intended for use in clinical monitoring and...
GNPFD - Overview: Platelet Function Defect Gene Panel, Next-Generation Sequencing, Varies
Diagnosing hereditary platelet function defect disorders for patients who have a distinct platelet function defect pattern, such as Bernard-Soulier syndrome, revealed by laboratory phenotypic testing Confirming a hereditary platelet...
PRKSG - Overview: PRKAR1A Full Gene Sequencing with Deletion/Duplication, Varies
Providing a genetic evaluation for patients with a personal or family history suggestive of Carney Complex (CNC) or acrodysostosis-1 with hormone resistance Establishing a diagnosis of CNC or acrodysostosis-1 with hormone resistance
SUP24 - Overview: Supersaturation Profile, 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...
Category A - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
How do I determine if my specimen is a Category A infectious substance affecting humans? See Category A Infectious Substances. By law, an......
Guidance on subtyping of influenza A test results - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ guidance for subtyping influenza A in response to a CDC advisory for hospitalized patients...
Category A Infectious Substances - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Category A Infectious Substances The Dangerous Goods section of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) website provides a "Classification of Infectious Substances" document (pdf)...
Testing for Antibodies to SS-A/Ro in Autoimmune Diseases - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Anne Tebo, Ph.D., discusses recent updates in the testing for anti-SS-A/Ro antibodies in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases....
A recent Mayo Clinic study has found that many U.S. health care providers are habitually ordering a mostly unnecessary, and quite expensive, genetic test to identify a patient’s hereditary risk of venous...