PAHD - Overview: Phthalic Anhydride, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to phthalic anhydride Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
PTRE - Overview: Privet Tree, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to privet tree Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
POFF - Overview: Parietaria officinalis, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to Parietaria officinalis Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
PTMSC - Overview: Prothrombin Time Mix 1:1, Plasma
Screening test to detect a deficiency of 1 or more of the clotting factors of the extrinsic coagulation system (I, II, V, VII, X) due to hereditary deficiency or acquired conditions such as liver disease, vitamin K deficiency, or a specific...
QPALM - Overview: Queen Palm, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to queen palm Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
RASE - Overview: Rape Seed, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to rape seed Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
RUPR - Overview: Rabbit Urine Proteins, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to rabbit urine proteins Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...
PENIV - Overview: Penicillin V, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to penicillin V Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
POPSD - Overview: Poppy Seed, IgE, Serum
Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to poppy seed Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...
PJUD - Overview: Parietaria judaica, IgE, Serum
Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to Parietaria judaica 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...