FUNBW - Overview: Fungitell, bronch wash
Fungitell, bronch wash
FSLAA - Overview: Soluble Liver Antigen (SLA) Autoantibody
Soluble Liver Antigen (SLA) Autoantibody
FHC18 - Overview: 18-Hydroxycorticosterone, Serum
18-Hydroxycorticosterone, Serum
CMAP - Overview: Chromosomal Microarray, Prenatal, Amniotic Fluid/Chorionic Villus Sampling
Prenatal diagnosis of copy number changes (gains or losses) across the entire genome Determining the size, precise breakpoints, gene content, and any unappreciated complexity of abnormalities detected by other methods, such as conventional...
CARBR - Overview: Carbamazepine Hypersensitivity Pharmacogenomics, Varies
Identifying individuals with increased risk of carbamazepine- or oxcarbazepine-associated cutaneous adverse reactions
FSUAB - Overview: Sulfatide Autoantibody Test
Sulfatide Autoantibody Test
BHYD - Overview: Beta-Hydroxybutyrate, Serum
Monitoring therapy for diabetic ketoacidosis Investigating the differential diagnosis of any patient presenting to the emergency room with hypoglycemia, acidosis, suspected alcohol ingestion, or an unexplained increase in the anion gap...
BIWB - Overview: Bismuth, Blood
Determining bismuth toxicity
DESPR - Overview: Desipramine, Serum
Monitoring serum concentration of desipramine during therapy Evaluating potential desipramine toxicity May aid in evaluating patient compliance
LID - Overview: Lidocaine, Serum
Assessing optimal lidocaine dosing during the acute management of ventricular arrhythmias following myocardial infarction or during cardiac manipulation such as surgery Assessing potential lidocaine toxicity
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....
Detection of (1→3)-𝝱-D-glucan as a Marker of Invasive Fungal Disease - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss the detection of (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) in serum as a biomarker for the presence of invasive fungal infections....
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....