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MMLSA - Overview: Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Anaerobic Bacteria, Minimal Inhibitory Concentration, Varies

Determining the in vitro susceptibility on isolates of anaerobic bacteria involved in human infections Directing antimicrobial therapy for anaerobic bacterial infections

PVLE - Overview: Paraneoplastic Vision Loss Evaluation, Serum

Evaluating patients with rapidly progressive vision loss where a paraneoplastic cause for vision loss (retinopathy or optic neuritis with other findings [eg, retinitis] is suspected) Evaluating patients with small-cell carcinoma who...

HIAAR - Overview: 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid, Random, Urine

Biochemical diagnosis and monitoring of intestinal carcinoid syndrome using random urine specimens

XHIM - Overview: X-Linked Hyper IgM Syndrome, Blood

Screening for X-linked hyper-IgM (XL-HIGM) or CD40L deficiency, primarily in male patients younger than 10 years Ascertaining XL-HIGM carrier status in women of child-bearing age (younger than 45 years)

CPR - Overview: C-Peptide, Serum

Diagnostic workup of hypoglycemia: -Diagnosis of factitious hypoglycemia due to surreptitious administration of insulin -Evaluation of possible insulinoma -Surrogate measure for the absence or presence of physiological suppressibility of...

VASC - Overview: Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Vasculitis Panel, Serum

Evaluating patients with clinical features of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, specifically granulomatosis with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis, and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

PTH2 - Overview: Parathyroid Hormone, Serum

Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia Diagnosis of primary, secondary, and tertiary hyperparathyroidism Diagnosis of hypoparathyroidism Monitoring kidney failure patients for possible renal osteodystrophy

EPCRB - Overview: Ehrlichia/Anaplasma, Molecular Detection, PCR, Blood

Evaluating patients suspected of acute anaplasmosis or ehrlichiosis This test should not be used for screening asymptomatic individuals.

PT217 - Overview: Phospho-Tau 217, Plasma

Evaluation of individuals, aged 50 years and older, presenting with cognitive impairment who are being assessed for Alzheimer disease and other causes of cognitive decline This test is not intended as a screening test for Alzheimer...

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...

COMTQ - Overview: Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Genotype, Varies

Prediction of response to nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation Investigation of inhibitor dosing for decreasing levodopa metabolism Research use for assessing estrogen metabolism

DPYDZ - Overview: Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase, DPYD Full Gene Sequencing, Varies

Identifying individuals at increased risk of toxicity when considering 5-fluorouracil and capecitabine chemotherapy treatment Identifying common and rare variants associated with decreased or absent dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD)...

BTK - Overview: Bruton Tyrosine Kinase, Protein Expression, Flow Cytometry, Blood

Preliminary screening for X-linked agammaglobulinemia, primarily in male patients (<65 years) or female carriers (child-bearing age: <45 years)

FABRZ - Overview: Fabry Disease, Full Gene Analysis, Varies

Confirmation of a diagnosis of classic or variant Fabry disease in affected males with reduced alpha- galactosidase A enzyme activity Carrier or diagnostic testing for asymptomatic or symptomatic females, respectively

TFE3F - Overview: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS)/Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Xp11.23 (TFE3), FISH, Tissue

An aid in the diagnosis of alveolar soft-part sarcoma or renal cell carcinoma variant when used in conjunction with an anatomic pathology consultation

IGGS - Overview: IgG Subclasses, Serum

Second-order testing for evaluation of patients with clinical signs and symptoms of humoral immunodeficiency or combined immunodeficiency (cellular and humoral)

AGAS - Overview: Alpha-Galactosidase, Serum

Diagnosis of Fabry disease in male patients Preferred screening test (serum) for Fabry disease This test is not useful for patients undergoing a work up for a meat or meat-derived product allergy.

APGAL - Overview: Galactose-Alpha-1,3-Galactose (Alpha-Gal) Mammalian Meat Allergy Profile, 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, such as gelatin, via allergen profile testing This test is not useful in...

ROS1F - Overview: Lung Cancer, ROS1 (6q22) Rearrangement, FISH, Tissue

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) testing for ROS1 allows for the detection of most ROS1 rearrangements, therefore, is useful for identifying tumors that may be sensitive to directed therapy ROS1 FISH testing may also support the...

HRSPF - Overview: Horse Dander, IgE with Reflex to Horse Dander Component, IgE, Serum

Evaluating patients with suspected horse dander allergy This test is not useful for patients previously treated with immunotherapy to determine if residual clinical sensitivity exists or in whom the medical management does not depend upon...

RPR5 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 5, Ohio Valley (IN, KY, OH, TN, WV), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Ohio Valley region including Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms...

RPR4 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 4, Subtropic Florida (Florida S. of Orlando), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in subtropic Florida, which is south of Orlando Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic...

NR4A3 - Overview: NR4A3 (9q22.33) Rearrangement, FISH, Tissue

Identifying NR4A3 gene rearrangements Supporting the diagnosis of extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma or acinic cell carcinoma when used in conjunction with an anatomic pathology consultation

RPR2 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 2, Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NC, VA), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Mid-Atlantic region including the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and...

RPR1 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 1, North Atlantic (CT, MA, ME, NJ, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the North Atlantic region including Connecticut, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Defining the allergen...

RPR13 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 13, Southern Coastal California, Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Southern Coastal California region Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response...

RPR9 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 9, Great Plains (KS, ND, NE, SD), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Great Plains region including Kansas, North Dakota, Nebraska, and South Dakota Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying...

RPR7 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 7, Northern Midwest (MI, MN, WI), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Northern Midwest region including Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying...

RPR6 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 6, South Central (AL, AR, LA, MS), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the South-Central region including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying...

RPR11 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 11, Rocky Mountain (AZ [Mt]; CO; ID [Mt]; NM, UT [Mt]; WY), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Rocky Mountain region including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms...

RPR8 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 8, Central Midwest (IA, IL, MO), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Central Midwest region including Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying...

RPR12 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 12, Arid Southwest (Southern AZ Desert, Southern CA Desert), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the arid Southwest region, including the southern Arizona desert and the southern California desert Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and...

RPR3 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 3, South Atlantic (GA, N.FA, SC), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the South Atlantic region, including Georgia, Northern Florida, and South Carolina Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying...

RPR15 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 15, Intermountain West (Southern ID, NV), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Intermountain West region including southern Idaho and Nevada Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying...

RPR14 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 14, Central California, Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in Central California Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response or anaphylactic...

RPR10 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 10, Southwestern Grasslands (OK, TX), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Southwestern grasslands region, including Oklahoma and Texas Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying...

RPR19 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 19, Puerto Rico, Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in Puerto Rico Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response or anaphylactic episode -To...

RPR17 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 17, Pacific Northwest (Northwestern CA, Western OR, WA), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the Pacific Northwest including the region of Northwestern California, Western Oregon and Washington Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and...

RPR16 - Overview: Respiratory Profile, Region 16, Inland Northwest (OR, Central and Eastern WA), Serum

Assessing sensitization to various inhalant allergens commonly found in the inland Northwest region, including Oregon and central and east Washington Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying...

AHLP - Overview: AudioloGene Hearing Loss Panel, Varies

Establishing a diagnosis of a syndromic or nonsyndromic hereditary hearing loss disorder Identifying variants within genes known to be associated with hereditary hearing loss, allowing for predictive testing of at-risk family members

PLSD - Overview: Lysosomal and Peroxisomal Disorders Screen, Blood Spot

Evaluation of patients with a clinical presentation suggestive of a lysosomal disorder, specifically Gaucher, infantile neurovisceral or chronic visceral acid sphingomyelinase deficiency, Pompe, Krabbe, or Fabry disease, or...

PAVAL - Overview: Paraneoplastic, Autoantibody Evaluation, Serum

Serological evaluation of patients who present with a subacute neurological disorder of undetermined etiology, especially those with known risk factors for cancer Directing a focused search for cancer Investigating neurological symptoms...

IABCS - Overview: B-Cell Phenotyping Profile for Immunodeficiency and Immune Competence Assessment, Blood

Screening for common variable immunodeficiency and hyper-IgM syndromes Assessing B-cell subset reconstitution after stem cell or bone marrow transplant Assessing response to B-cell-depleting immunotherapy This test is not indicated...

ANPAT - Overview: Anatomic Pathology Consultation, Wet Tissue

Obtaining a rapid, expert opinion on unprocessed specimens (lung tissue for immunofluorescence, cardiac biopsies, enucleated eye specimens, iris, conjunctiva, cornea, and other small eye biopsies) referred by a pathologist This test is not...

WBSEQ - Overview: Beta Globin Gene Sequencing, Varies

Diagnosis of beta thalassemia intermedia or major Identification of a specific beta thalassemia sequence variant (ie, unusually severe beta thalassemia trait) Evaluation of an abnormal hemoglobin electrophoresis identifying a rare...

BAKDM - Overview: BCR/ABL1, Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance, Kinase Domain Mutation Screen, Sanger Sequencing, Varies

Evaluating patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy, who are apparently failing treatment Preferred initial test...

BTWGS - Overview: Bacterial Typing, Whole Genome Sequencing, Varies

Aiding in the investigation of a potential outbreak by a single bacterial species May assist in identification of recurrent infection in an individual patient

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PACE/State of FL - What problem-solving thinking is, as well as an overview of what DMAIC, A3, and PDSA problem-solving approaches are to support your quality and continuous improvement journey....

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In this month's "Hot Topic," Jess Peterson, M.D., discusses changes to Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ hematology FISH menu to increase awareness, provide reasoning, and highlight some of the great things that are coming.

Lab Billing, Coding, and Compliance: A 2025 Overview - Insights

PACE/State of FL - Critical topics essential for laboratory billing, coding, and compliance.

MGLE - Overview: Myasthenia Gravis/Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Evaluation, Serum

Confirming the autoimmune basis of a defect in neuromuscular transmission (eg, myasthenia gravis [MG], Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome [LEMS]) Distinguishing LEMS from autoimmune forms of MG Providing a quantitative autoantibody...