TIBC - Overview: Total Iron Binding Capacity, Serum
Screening for chronic iron overload diseases, particularly hereditary hemochromatosis
TPIT - Overview: T-PIT Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Diagnosis of corticotroph, silent corticotroph, and null cell adenomas of the pituitary
SSTR2 - Overview: Somatostatin Receptor 2 (SSTR2), Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Aids in the identification of neuroendocrine tumors
SABP - Overview: Streptococcal Antibodies Profile, Serum
Demonstration of acute or recent streptococcal infection using both antistreptolysin O and anti-DNase B titers
SSX18 - Overview: Synovial Sarcoma Panel, Technical Component Only
Aiding in distinguishing synovial sarcomas from similar sarcomas
SCERA - Overview: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibody, IgA, Serum
Measuring IgA anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies as a part of a profile to aid in distinguishing between ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease in patients for whom the specific diagnosis is unclear based on endoscopic, pathologic, and...
SMAD4 - Overview: SMAD4 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of loss of SMAD4 (mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4 drosophila) expression within pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
SEAS - Overview: Seasonal Inhalants Allergen Profile, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to seasonal inhalants Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
STFR - Overview: Soluble Transferrin Receptor (sTfR), Serum
Evaluation of suspected iron deficiency in patients who may have inflammation, infection, or chronic disease and other conditions in which ferritin concentration does not correlate with iron status, including: -Cystic fibrosis patients who...
SCERG - Overview: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibody, IgG, Serum
Measuring IgG anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies as a part of a profile to aid in distinguishing between ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease in patients for whom the specific diagnosis is unclear based on endoscopic, pathologic, and...
Problem-Solving Thinking: An Overview of DMAIC, A3, and PDSA - Insights
presentation will give learners an understanding of what problem-solving thinking is, as well as an overview of what DMAIC, A3, and PDSA problem-solving approaches are to support your quality and continuous...
MayoLINK Overview Video - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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FISH probe & panel project: An overview - Insights
In this month's "Hot Topic," Jess Peterson, M.D., discusses changes to Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ hematology FISH menu to increase awareness, provide reasoning, and highlight some of the great things that are coming.
MGLE - Overview: Myasthenia Gravis/Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Evaluation, Serum
Confirming the autoimmune basis of a defect in neuromuscular transmission (eg, myasthenia gravis [MG], Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome [LEMS]) Distinguishing LEMS from autoimmune forms of MG Providing a quantitative autoantibody...
AHUSD - Overview: Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Complement Panel, Serum and Plasma
Detecting deficiencies in the alternative pathway that can cause atypical-hemolytic uremic syndrome, dense deposit disease, and C3 glomerulonephritis A second-tier test that aids in the differential diagnosis of thrombotic...