CARBR - Overview: Carbamazepine Hypersensitivity Pharmacogenomics, Varies
Identifying individuals with increased risk of carbamazepine- or oxcarbazepine-associated cutaneous adverse reactions
FSUAB - Overview: Sulfatide Autoantibody Test
Sulfatide Autoantibody Test
FFTEN - Overview: Tetrahydrobiopterin and Neopterin Profile (BH4, N)
Tetrahydrobiopterin and Neopterin Profile (BH4, N)
BHYD - Overview: Beta-Hydroxybutyrate, Serum
Monitoring therapy for diabetic ketoacidosis Investigating the differential diagnosis of any patient presenting to the emergency room with hypoglycemia, acidosis, suspected alcohol ingestion, or an unexplained increase in the anion gap...
BIWB - Overview: Bismuth, Blood
Determining bismuth toxicity
DESPR - Overview: Desipramine, Serum
Monitoring serum concentration of desipramine during therapy Evaluating potential desipramine toxicity May aid in evaluating patient compliance
CCTR - Overview: Calcium/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
Calculation of calcium concentration per creatinine concentration
LID - Overview: Lidocaine, Serum
Assessing optimal lidocaine dosing during the acute management of ventricular arrhythmias following myocardial infarction or during cardiac manipulation such as surgery Assessing potential lidocaine toxicity
POSV - Overview: Post Vasectomy Check, Semen
Determining absence or presence of sperm postvasectomy
RCVBS - Overview: Recoverin-IgG Antibody, Immunoblot, Serum
Evaluating patients with suspected paraneoplastic retinopathy accompanying small cell carcinoma
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.