PCDES - Overview: Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalopathy/CNS Disorder Evaluation, Serum
Evaluating children with autoimmune central nervous system disorders using serum specimens
BMAMA - Overview: Basic Metabolic Panel, Serum
Routine health monitoring or patient monitoring while hospitalized for information regarding metabolism, including the current kidney status, electrolyte, and acid/base balance, and blood glucose
ALGAL - Overview: Galactose-Alpha-1,3-Galactose (Alpha-Gal), IgE, Serum
As an aid in diagnosis of an IgE mediated hypersensitivity allergy to non-primate mammalian red meat, such as beef, pork, venison, and meat-derived products (eg, gelatin) This test is not useful in patients previously treated with...
HCYSS - Overview: Homocysteine, Total, Serum
An aid for screening patients suspected of having an inherited disorder of methionine metabolism including: -Cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency (homocystinuria) -Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency and its thermolabile...
Determining class II human leukocyte antigens (HLA) to identify potential disease associations or markers for drug hypersensitivity
SFGP - Overview: Spotted Fever Group Antibody, IgG and IgM, Serum
Aiding in the diagnosis of spotted fever group rickettsial infections
DYS2 - Overview: Dysautonomia, Autoimmune/Paraneoplastic Evaluation, Serum
Investigating idiopathic dysautonomic symptoms Directing a focused search for cancer in patients with idiopathic dysautonomia Investigating autonomic symptoms that appear in the course or wake of cancer therapy and are not explainable by...
CMAMA - Overview: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel, Serum
Routine health monitoring Patient monitoring while hospitalized for information regarding metabolism, including the current kidney status, electrolyte and acid/base balance, and blood glucose
ENAE - Overview: Antibody to Extractable Nuclear Antigen Evaluation, Serum
Evaluating patients with clinical features suggestive of antinuclear antibody (ANA) associated connective tissue disease. May also be indicated in patients who test negative for ANA and have features of Sjogren syndrome and idiopathic...
DRVI3 - Overview: Dilute Russell's Viper Venom Time (DRVVT) Confirmation Ratio, Plasma
Confirming the presence or helping to exclude the presence of lupus anticoagulants (LA) Identifying LA that do not prolong the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) Evaluating unexplained prolongation of the APTT or prothrombin...
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....
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....
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....
Week in Review: November 1 - Insights
Top highlights include: Facebook launches into the digital space of healthcare, medical breakthrough for Ebola, and how the brain makes memories.