BUTAS - Overview: Butalbital, Serum
Monitoring butalbital therapy
BUN - Overview: Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Serum
Screening test for evaluation of kidney function
GLUR1 - Overview: Glucose, Random, Urine
Limited usefulness for routine screening or management of diabetes mellitus
CMUMP - Overview: Mumps Virus Antibodies, IgG and IgM, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in the diagnosis of central nervous system infection by mumps virus
WILMP - Overview: Hereditary Wilms Tumor Panel, Varies
Evaluating isolated and syndromic causes of Wilms tumor Establishing a diagnosis to guide management for individuals with Wilms tumor Identifying a familial variant allowing for predictive testing and appropriate screening of at-risk...
SPBX - Overview: Epidermal Nerve Fiber Density Consultation, Varies
Investigating polyneuropathies
Simultaneous detection of influenza A virus, influenza B virus, and respiratory syncytial virus in upper or lower respiratory tract specimens from individuals with flu-like illnesses
RPCWT - Overview: Renal Pathology Consultation, Wet Tissue
Evaluating and managing patients with kidney disease Following the progression of known kidney disease or response to therapy Determining the cause of dysfunction in the transplanted kidney (allograft)
NAIFA - Overview: Antinuclear Antibodies, HEp-2 Substrate, IgG, Serum
Evaluation of patients suspected of having systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (ANA-associated rheumatic diseases or connective tissue disease) or organ-specific autoimmune diseases such as autoimmune liver diseases
CTBID - Overview: Culture Referred for Identification, Mycobacterium and Nocardia, Varies
Rapid identification to the species level for Mycobacterium species, Nocardia species, and other aerobic actinomycete genera and species from pure culture isolates
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....