GUIN - Overview: Guinea Pig Epithelium, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to guinea pig epithelium Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
GARL - Overview: Garlic, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to garlic Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior to...
GPEA - Overview: Green Pea, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to green pea Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior...
GLT - Overview: Gluten, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to gluten Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior to...
GPEP - Overview: Green Pepper, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to green pepper Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
FENTS - Overview: Fentanyl, Serum
Monitoring fentanyl therapy
CLFIB - Overview: Fibrinogen, Clauss, Plasma
Detecting increased or decreased fibrinogen (factor 1) concentration of acquired or congenital origin Monitoring severity and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis
FRW - Overview: False Ragweed, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to false ragweed Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
FANT - Overview: Fire Ant, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to fire ant Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization prior to...
FUSM - Overview: Fusarium moniliforme, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to Fusarium moniliforme Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
Category A - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
How do I determine if my specimen is a Category A infectious substance affecting humans? See Category A Infectious Substances. By law, an......
Guidance on subtyping of influenza A test results - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ guidance for subtyping influenza A in response to a CDC advisory for hospitalized patients...
Category A Infectious Substances - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Category A Infectious Substances The Dangerous Goods section of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) website provides a "Classification of Infectious Substances" document (pdf)...
Testing for Antibodies to SS-A/Ro in Autoimmune Diseases - Insights
In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Anne Tebo, Ph.D., discusses recent updates in the testing for anti-SS-A/Ro antibodies in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases....
A recent Mayo Clinic study has found that many U.S. health care providers are habitually ordering a mostly unnecessary, and quite expensive, genetic test to identify a patient’s hereditary risk of venous...