PINTP - Overview: Peripheral Smear Interpretation, Whole Blood
Interpretation of a Wright-stained peripheral blood smear
FPALI - Overview: Paliperidone, Serum
Paliperidone, Serum
FPHIV - Overview: Phenosense HIV Drug Resistance Replication Capacity
Determines viral phenotype resistance to three classes of commonly prescribed antiretroviral drugs: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI), and protease inhibitors (PI)....
FFPII - Overview: Food Panel II IgG
Food Panel II IgG
FFSPG - Overview: Fish and Shellfish Panel IgG
Fish and Shellfish Panel IgG
FSINS - Overview: Sinemet, Serum
Sinemet, Serum
PUPYP - Overview: Purines and Pyrimidines Panel, Plasma
Evaluating patients with symptoms suspicious for disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism Monitoring patients with disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism Laboratory evaluation of primary and secondary hyperuricemias Assessing...
PYR - Overview: Pyruvic Acid, Blood
Screening for possible disorders of mitochondrial metabolism, when used in conjunction with blood lactate collected at the same time, to determine the lactate-to-pyruvate ratio
WNC - Overview: West Nile Virus Antibody, IgG and IgM, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in diagnosis of central nervous system infection with West Nile virus
UBT - Overview: Helicobacter pylori Breath Test
Diagnostic testing for Helicobacter pylori infection in patients suspected to have active H pylori infection Monitoring response to therapy This test is not appropriate for asymptomatic people.
WBSQR - Overview: Beta-Globin Gene Sequencing, Blood
Evaluating for the following in an algorithmic process for the HAEV1 / Hemolytic Anemia Evaluation, Blood; HBEL1 / Hemoglobin Electrophoresis Evaluation, Blood; MEV1 / Methemoglobinemia Evaluation, Blood; REVE2 / Erythrocytosis Evaluation,...
NSESF - Overview: Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE), Spinal Fluid
An auxiliary test in the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease An auxiliary test in the diagnosis of small cell lung carcinoma metastasis to central nervous system or leptomeninges
Diagnosing infections due to Mycoplasma (Mycoplasmoides) pneumoniae Assessing macrolide susceptibility
MGMT - Overview: MGMT Promoter Methylation, Tumor
Prognostication of newly diagnosed patients with glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype Identifying newly diagnosed glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype patients that may respond to alkylating chemotherapy (ie, temozolomide) Guiding therapy decision making for...
LFACX - Overview: Cryptococcus Antigen with Reflex, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in the diagnosis of cryptococcosis This test should not be used as a test of cure or to guide treatment decisions. This test should not be performed as a screening procedure for the general population.
EURO - Overview: Phospholipase A2 Receptor, Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Serum
Distinguishing primary from secondary membranous nephropathy
VLTU - Overview: Volatile Screen, Random, Urine
Detecting the presence of acetone, methanol, isopropanol, or ethanol in urine with subsequent quantitation
SP5TC - Overview: Septin-5 Antibody, Tissue Immunofluorescence, Spinal Fluid
Detecting septin-5 IgG in spinal fluid (CSF) specimens Reporting an end titer result from CSF specimens
HPVHL - Overview: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) High/Low Risk, In Situ Hybridization
Detecting human papillomavirus for both low-risk (6, 11) and high-risk (16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82.) genotypes
HAPT - Overview: Haptoglobin, Serum
Confirmation of intravascular hemolysis
FIBAG - Overview: Fibrinogen Antigen, Plasma
Evaluation of fibrinogen deficiency Measuring fibrinogen in patients with elevated plasma levels of fibrin degradation products, patients receiving heparin, and in patients with antibodies to thrombin (following surgical use of topical...
10_IS - Overview: Factor X Inhibitor Screen, Plasma
Detecting the presence of a specific factor inhibitor directed against coagulation factor X
F7_IS - Overview: Factor VII Inhibitor Screen, Plasma
Detecting the presence of a specific factor inhibitor directed against coagulation factor VII
F2_IS - Overview: Factor II Inhibitor Screen, Plasma
Detecting the presence of a specific factor inhibitor directed against coagulation factor II
11_IS - Overview: Factor XI Inhibitor Screen, Plasma
Detecting the presence of a specific factor inhibitor directed against coagulation factor XI
AADAM - Overview: ADAMTS13 Profile Interpretation
Technical interpretation of a profile to assist with the diagnosis of congenital, immune, or acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura including inhibitor studies
NOTRP - Overview: Nortriptyline, Serum
Monitoring nortriptyline concentration during therapy Evaluating potential nortriptyline toxicity May aid in evaluating patient compliance
RNAUR - Overview: Sodium, Random, Urine
Assessing acid-base balance, water balance, water intoxication, and dehydration
TRAM - Overview: Tramadol and Metabolite, Random, Urine
Monitoring of compliance utilizing tramadol Detection and confirmation of the illicit use of tramadol This test is not intended for use in employment-related testing.
Assessing acid-base balance, water balance, water intoxication, and dehydration
Diagnosis of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC), amongst other tumors
PALB - Overview: Prealbumin, Serum
Assessing nutritional status, especially in monitoring the response to nutritional support in the acutely ill patient
CRUO - Overview: Chromium Occupational Exposure, Random, Urine
Screening for occupational exposure
SP5TS - Overview: Septin-5 Antibody, Tissue Immunofluorescence Titer, Serum
Detecting septin-5 IgG in serum specimens Reporting an end titer result from serum specimens
NHEP - Overview: Hereditary Erythrocytosis Gene Panel, Next-Generation Sequencing, Varies
Evaluating an individual with JAK2-V617F negative erythrocytosis associated with lifelong sustained increased red blood cell (RBC) mass, elevated RBC count, hemoglobin, or hematocrit Providing an extensive genetic evaluation for patients...
PIK3T - Overview: PIK3CA Mutation Analysis, Tumor
Identification of hormone receptor positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HR+/HER2-) advanced breast cancer tumors that may be eligible for treatment with targeted kinase inhibitor therapy (eg, alpelisib).
FRT4D - Overview: T4 (Thyroxine), Free, Dialysis, Serum
Determining thyroid status of sick, hospitalized patients Determining thyroid status of patients in whom abnormal binding proteins have been identified Possibly useful in pediatric patients
YMCRO - Overview: Y Chromosome Microdeletions, Molecular Detection, Varies
Evaluating men with azoospermia, severe oligozoospermia, or otherwise unexplained male factor infertility
TIUCR - Overview: Titanium/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
Monitoring exposure and elimination of titanium
CBRP - Overview: Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), Molecular Detection, PCR, Varies
Aiding in the diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii infection (eg, Q fever) using tissue specimens
ROM - Overview: Measles (Rubeola) Antibodies, IgM, Serum
Determining acute-phase infection with rubeola (measles) virus using IgM antibody testing Aiding in the identification of nonimmune individuals through IgM antibody testing
PAX8 - Overview: PAX8 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Aids in the identification of renal cell carcinomas, as well as papillary thyroid carcinomas and tumors of Mullerian origin
Diagnosing syphilis
RSBV - Overview: Rare Subepithelial Autoimmune Blistering Disease Variants, Serum
Aiding in the diagnosis of rare subepithelial autoimmune blistering diseases, including anti-laminin 332 pemphigoid, anti-p200 pemphigoid, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, and systemic bullous lupus erythematosus
P53 - Overview: p53 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Aiding in the identification of neoplastic cells
FUFXS - Overview: Fragile X, Follow-up Analysis
Confirming the methylation status of the repeat expansion allele in the FMR1 gene, to aid the diagnosis of FMR1-related disorders
GAL3 - Overview: Galectin-3, Serum
Aiding in the prognosis for patients diagnosed with heart failure Risk stratification of patients with heart failure An early indication of treatment failure and as a therapeutic target
JCPCR - Overview: JC Virus, Molecular Detection, PCR, Spinal Fluid
Aiding in diagnosing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy due to JC virus This test is not to be used as a diagnostic tool for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease This test is not recommended for screening asymptomatic patients
AAMSD - Overview: Amino Acids, Maple Syrup Urine Disease Panel, Plasma
Follow-up of patients with maple syrup urine disease Monitoring of dietary compliance for patients with maple syrup urine disease
Susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates growing in pure culture.
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