HIAAP - Overview: 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid, Plasma
Biochemical diagnosis and monitoring of intestinal carcinoid syndrome using a plasma specimen
THYR - Overview: Thyroglobulin Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Classification of thyroid carcinoma
6MAMU - Overview: 6-Monoacetylmorphine Confirmation, Random, Urine
Determination of heroin use
VANTA - Overview: Vancomycin, Trough, Serum
Preferred test for monitoring vancomycin therapy Monitoring trough concentrations drawn at steady-state in selected patients receiving vancomycin therapy
VANPA - Overview: Vancomycin, Peak, Serum
Monitoring peak levels in selected patients receiving vancomycin therapy
TOPI - Overview: Topiramate, Serum
Monitoring serum concentrations of topiramate Assessing compliance Assessing potential toxicity
VANRA - Overview: Vancomycin, Random, Serum
Monitoring adequacy of drug concentration during vancomycin therapy whenever a specimen is submitted or collected without collection timing information
CYCPK - Overview: Cyclosporine, Peak, Blood
Monitoring whole blood peak cyclosporine concentration during therapy, particularly in individuals coadministered cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 substrates, inhibitors, or inducers Adjusting dose to optimize immunosuppression while minimizing...
CHIMU - Overview: Chimerism Transplant No Cell Sort, Varies
Determining the relative amounts of donor and recipient cells in a specimen An indicator of bone marrow transplant success
MCLNR - Overview: MayoComplete Lung Rearrangements, Rapid Test, Tumor
Identifying lung tumors that may respond to targeted therapies by simultaneously assessing multiple genes involved in rearrangements resulting in fusion transcripts Diagnosing and managing patients with lung cancer
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....