FCDSU - Overview: Comprehensive Drug Screen, Umbilical Cord Tissue
Comprehensive Drug Screen, Umbilical Cord Tissue
CARFT - Overview: Carbamazepine, Free and Total, Serum
Monitoring carbamazepine (free and total) therapy in patients who are uremic
EAEBV - Overview: Epstein-Barr Virus Early Antigen, IgG, Serum
Diagnosis of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infectious mononucleosis in cases when heterophile antibody test results are negative and EBV-specific serologic testing is inconclusive Aiding in the diagnosis of type 2 or type 3 nasopharyngeal...
HRTVS - Overview: Heartland Virus, RNA, Molecular Detection, PCR, Serum
Aiding in the diagnosis of central nervous system infection caused by Heartland virus using serum specimens
HEVM - Overview: Hepatitis E Virus IgM Antibody Screen with Reflex to Confirmation, Serum
Diagnosis of acute or recent (<6 months) hepatitis E infection
LALB - Overview: Lysosomal Acid Lipase, Blood
Evaluation of patients with a clinical presentation suggestive of lysosomal acid lipase deficiency using blood specimens This test is not useful to determine carrier status for cholesteryl ester storage disease or Wolman disease.
KKRP - Overview: Kingella kingae, Molecular Detection, PCR, Varies
Aiding in the diagnosis of Kingella kingae infection using tissue or synovial fluid specimens
KIDST - Overview: Kidney Stone Analysis
Managing patients with recurrent renal calculi (kidney stones)
MRDMR - Overview: Multiple Myeloma Minimal Residual Disease by Flow Cytometry, Bone Marrow
Detecting low level (minimal residual disease) myeloma cells after therapy to confirm remission has been achieved
NBILI - Overview: Neonatal Bilirubin, Serum
Assessing liver function Evaluating a wide range of diseases affecting the production, uptake, storage, metabolism, or excretion of bilirubin Monitoring the efficacy of neonatal phototherapy
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....