FBCFS - Overview: Barbiturates Confirmation, Serum
Barbiturates Confirmation, Serum
FMTAG - Overview: Murine Typhus Antibodies, IgG
Detect antibodies following infection with murine typhus.
BRAZR - Overview: Brazil Nut, IgE with Reflex to Brazil Nut Component, IgE, Serum
Evaluation of patients with suspected Brazil nut allergy
ARBOP - Overview: Arbovirus Antibody Panel, IgG and IgM, Serum
Aiding the diagnosis of arboviral encephalitis (California [LaCrosse], St. Louis, Eastern equine, and Western equine encephalitis)
CRDPU - Overview: Creatine Disorders Panel, Random, Urine
Evaluating patients with a clinical suspicion of arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency, guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency, and creatine transporter deficiency
BLWRF - Overview: Walnut-Food, IgE, with Reflex to Walnut-Food Components, IgE, Serum
Evaluation of patients with suspected walnut-food allergy
AGABS - Overview: Alpha-Galactosidase, Blood Spot
Diagnosis of Fabry disease in male patients using blood spot specimens Verifying abnormal serum alpha-galactosidase results in male patients with a clinical presentation suggestive of Fabry disease Follow-up to an abnormal newborn screen...
PEANT - Overview: Peanut, IgE with Reflex to Peanut Components, IgE, Serum
Evaluating patients with suspected peanut allergy Evaluating patients with possible peanut cross-reactivity
WARSQ - Overview: Warfarin Response Genotype, Varies
Identifying patients who may require warfarin dosing adjustments(3,4) including: -Patients being started on a first prescription for warfarin -Patients who have previously been prescribed warfarin and have required multiple dosing...
URIC - Overview: Uric Acid, Serum
Diagnosis and treatment of renal failure Monitoring patients receiving cytotoxic drugs and a variety of other disorders, including gout, leukemia, psoriasis, starvation and other wasting conditions
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.