NIU - Overview: Nickel, 24 Hour, Urine

Preferred test for biomonitoring patients for nickel exposure to minimize any potential diurnal variation

INSEC - Overview: Stinging Insects Allergen Profile, Serum

Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to honeybee, yellow jacket, wasp, yellow faced hornet, and white-faced hornet venoms Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for...

OPTMX - Overview: Opiate Confirmation, Chain of Custody, Meconium

Detecting maternal prenatal opiate/opioid use up to 5 months before birth Chain of custody is required whenever the results of testing could be used in a court of law. Its purpose is to protect the rights of the individual contributing the...

OSCAL - Overview: Osteocalcin, Serum

Monitoring and assessing effectiveness of antiresorptive therapy in patients treated for osteopenia, osteoporosis, Paget disease, or other disorders in which osteocalcin levels are elevated As an adjunct in the diagnosis of medical...

PSA - Overview: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Diagnostic, Serum

As an aid in the detection of prostate cancer when used in conjunction with a digital rectal exam in men 50 years and older To aid in the prognosis and management of individuals diagnosed with prostate cancer

LDAI - Overview: Progentec aiSLE DX Lupus Disease Activity Index, Plasma

Aiding in the assessment of current systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity when used in conjunction with standard clinical assessment

PRL - Overview: Prolactin, Serum

Aiding in evaluation of pituitary tumors, amenorrhea, galactorrhea, infertility, and hypogonadism Monitoring therapy of prolactin-producing tumors

PCAG - Overview: Protein C Antigen, Plasma

Differentiating congenital type I protein C deficiency from type II deficiency Evaluating the significance of decreased functional protein C, especially when decreased protein C activity might be congenital rather than acquired (eg, due...

PC2TC - Overview: Purkinje Cell Cytoplasmic Antibody Type 2 (PCA-2) Titer, Spinal Fluid

Evaluating patients who present with a subacute neurological disorder of undetermined etiology and have risk factors for lung cancer Reporting an end titer result from spinal fluid specimens

PC1TC - Overview: Purkinje Cell Cytoplasmic Antibody Type 1 (PCA-1) Titer, Spinal Fluid

Identifying female patients whose subacute cerebellar degeneration or peripheral neuropathy is due to a remote (autoimmune) effect of gynecologic or breast carcinoma Reporting an end titer result from spinal fluid specimens