PA - Overview: Procainamide and N-Acetylprocainamide, Serum

Monitoring therapy with procainamide Assessing compliance Evaluating procainamide toxicity

SDEX - Overview: Sickle Solubility, Blood

Screening for presence or absence of hemoglobin (Hb) S (sickle cell disease)

POU - Overview: Phosphorus, 24 Hour, Urine

Evaluation of hypo- or hyper-phosphatemic states Evaluation of patients with nephrolithiasis

TAMIK - Overview: Amikacin, Trough, Serum

Monitoring adequate clearance of amikacin near the end of a dosing cycle

PBR - Overview: Phenobarbital, Serum

Monitoring for appropriate therapeutic concentration of phenobarbital Assessing compliance or toxicity

SUPRA - Overview: Supersaturation Profile, Random, 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 which may help in designing a treatment...

DOGPF - Overview: Dog Dander, IgE, with Reflex to Dog Dander Components, IgE, Serum

Evaluating patients with suspected dog dander allergy

SAT - Overview: Percent Saturation

Calculation of percent saturation

HGCU - Overview: Mercury/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine

Detecting mercury toxicity using random urine specimens

TPIC - Overview: Triosephosphate Isomerase Enzyme Activity, Blood

Evaluating individuals with chronic nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia Evaluating individuals with early onset neurologic impairment Genetic counseling for families with triosephosphate isomerase deficiency

ADEVL - Overview: Alzheimer Disease Evaluation, Spinal Fluid

Assessment of adults with cognitive impairment being evaluated for Alzheimer disease and other causes of cognitive impairment These assays should not be used to predict the development of dementia or other neurologic conditions or to...

BWRS - Overview: Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome/Russell-Silver Syndrome, Molecular Analysis, Varies

Confirming a clinical diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) or Russell-Silver syndrome (RSS) Prenatal diagnosis if there is a high suspicion of BWS/RSS based on ultrasound findings or in families at risk for BWS/RSS This assay...

APOA1 - Overview: Apolipoprotein A1, Serum

Evaluating risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Aiding in the detection of Tangier disease

MTHX - Overview: Methotrexate, Serum

Determining whether methotrexate is being cleared appropriately and verifying that a nontoxic concentration has been attained following therapy

QUAD1 - Overview: Quad Screen (Second Trimester) Maternal, Serum

Prenatal screening for open neural tube defect (alpha-fetoprotein only), trisomy 21 (alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, estriol, and inhibin A) and trisomy 18 (alpha-fetoprotein, human chorionic gonadotropin, and estriol)

RPDE - Overview: Rapidly Progressive Dementia Evaluation, Spinal Fluid

Evaluation of individuals presenting with rapidly progressive dementia of uncertain disease etiology and a differential diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and rapidly progressive Alzheimer disease

NITF - Overview: Nitrogen, Total, Feces

Determining nitrogen balance, when used in conjunction with 24-hour urine nitrogen measurement Assessing nutritional status (protein malnutrition) Evaluating protein catabolism

IRON - Overview: Iron, Serum

Aiding in the evaluation of iron deficiency and iron overload diseases in combination with total iron binding capacity and percent saturation Assessment of acute iron poisoning

A2PI - Overview: Alpha-2 Plasmin Inhibitor, Plasma

Diagnosing congenital alpha-2 plasmin inhibitor deficiencies (rare) Providing a complete assessment of disseminated intravascular coagulation, intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis, or hyperfibrinolysis (primary fibrinolysis), when...

CARU - Overview: Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate (cAMP), Urinary Excretion, Serum and Urine

Differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia As an adjunct to serum parathyroid hormone measurements, especially in the diagnosis of parathyroid hormone resistance states, such as pseudohypoparathyroidism

CA - Overview: Calcium, Total, Serum

Diagnosis and monitoring of a wide range of disorders including diseases of bone, kidney, parathyroid gland, or gastrointestinal tract

F_9 - Overview: Coagulation Factor IX Activity Assay, Plasma

Diagnosing deficiencies, particularly hemophilia B (Christmas disease) Assessing the impact of liver disease on hemostasis Investigation of a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time

SULFU - Overview: Sulfate, 24 Hour, Urine

Assessing the nutrition intake of animal protein The calculation of urinary supersaturation of various crystals or stones

NAU - Overview: Sodium, 24 Hour, Urine

Assessing acid-base balance, water balance, water intoxication, and dehydration

KETGP - Overview: Ketone Disorders Gene Panel, Varies

Follow up for abnormal biochemical results suggestive of a ketone disorder Establishing a molecular diagnosis for patients with ketone disorders Identifying variants within genes known to be associated with ketone disorders, allowing for...

MA2EC - Overview: Ma2 Antibody, ELISA, Spinal Fluid

Evaluating patients with suspected paraneoplastic encephalitides using spinal fluid specimens

GQ1ES - Overview: Ganglioside GQ1b Antibody, IgG, ELISA, Serum

Evaluating patients with an underlying demyelinating neuropathy Supporting the diagnosis of a ganglioside GQ1b IgG-related disorder

IGGS4 - Overview: IgG4, Immunoglobulin Subclasses, Serum

Supporting the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease

CLOM - Overview: Clomipramine, Serum

Determining whether a poor therapeutic response is attributable to noncompliance Monitoring serum concentration of clomipramine and norclomipramine to assist in optimizing the administered dose

URCU - Overview: Uric Acid, 24 Hour, Urine

Assessment and management of patients with kidney stones, particularly uric acid stones

PACP - Overview: Prostatic Acid Phosphatase, Serum

Aiding in predicting recurrence after radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer Following response to androgen ablation therapy, when used in conjunction with prostate-specific antigen

MA2ES - Overview: Ma2 Antibody by ELISA, Serum

Evaluating patients with suspected paraneoplastic encephalitides using serum specimens

MPHNU - Overview: Methylphenidate and Metabolite, Random, Urine

Monitoring urine methylphenidate and ritalinic acid concentrations to assess compliance in patients

CH8B - Overview: Chromogenic Factor VIII Inhibitor Bethesda Titer, Plasma

Detecting the presence and titer of a specific factor inhibitor directed against coagulation factor VIII This test is not useful for detecting the presence of inhibitors directed against other clotting factors and will not detect the...

CALC5 - Overview: Calcium, Random, Urine

Measurement of calcium for the evaluation of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate kidney stone risk, and calculation of urinary supersaturations Evaluation of bone diseases, including osteoporosis and osteomalacia

UPH24 - Overview: pH, 24 Hour, Urine

Assessment of patients with metabolic acidosis, crystalluria, as well as monitoring the effectiveness of alkalinization or acidification of urine for certain medical conditions (eg, treatment of uric acid nephrolithiasis) using a 24-hour...

VALPF - Overview: Valproic Acid, Free, Serum

Monitoring free valproic acid in therapy Assessing compliance Evaluating potential toxicity

NARC - Overview: Narcolepsy-Associated Antigen, HLA-DQB1 Typing, Blood

Ruling out a diagnosis of narcolepsy

SPIRO - Overview: Spirochete Immunostain, Technical Component Only

This test will identify spirochete organisms in cases of intestinal spirochetosis, as well as cases of syphilis caused by infection with the spirochete Treponema pallidum.

FER - Overview: Semen Analysis, Semen

Determining male fertility status

HDCH - Overview: Cholesterol, High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL), Serum

Measurement of serum high-density lipoprotein concentrations for managing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk

CPAPS - Overview: Conventional Smear-Screen, Varies

Screening for cervical carcinoma and a number of infections of the female genital tract including human papillomavirus, herpes, Candida, and Trichomonas

K818 - Overview: Keratin 8 and 18 (KRT8/18), Technical Component only

Aiding in the diagnosis of carcinomas

F_10 - Overview: Coagulation Factor X Activity Assay, Plasma

Diagnosing deficiency of coagulation factor X, congenital or acquired Evaluating hemostatic function in liver disease Investigation of prolonged prothrombin time or activated partial thromboplastin time

TLU - Overview: Thallium, 24 Hour, Urine

Detecting toxic thallium exposure in 24-hour urine collections

CPAPD - Overview: Conventional Smear-Diagnostic, Varies

Screening for cervical carcinoma and a number of infections of the female genital tract including human papillomavirus, herpes, Candida, and Trichomonas

HGUOE - Overview: Mercury Occupational Exposure, Random, Urine

Detecting mercury toxicity due to occupational exposure

PTSC - Overview: Prothrombin Time (PT), Plasma

Screening to identify a deficiency of one or more of the clotting factors of the extrinsic coagulation system (I, II, V, VII, X) due to hereditary deficiency or acquired conditions such as liver disease, vitamin K deficiency, or a specific...

AC1Q - Overview: Anti-C1q Antibodies, IgG, Serum

Evaluating patients with suspected anti-C1q vasculitis Predicting renal involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus Detection of anti-C1q antibodies in serum

A2M - Overview: Alpha-2-Macroglobulin, Serum

Evaluating patients with nephrotic syndrome and pancreatitis