BFBL - Overview: Bilirubin, Body Fluid
Evaluating peritoneal fluid or abdominal drain fluid as a screening test for bile leakage May aid in the distinction between a transudative and an exudative pleural effusion
CRWB - Overview: Chromium, Blood
Monitoring exposure to chromium using whole blood specimens Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear
FACTV - Overview: Coagulation Factor V Activity Assay, Plasma
Diagnosing congenital deficiencies (rare) of coagulation factor V Evaluating acquired deficiencies associated with liver disease, factor V inhibitors, myeloproliferative disorders, and intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis...
C5AG - Overview: C5 Complement, Antigen, Serum
Diagnosis of C5 deficiency Investigation of a patient with an absent total complement (CH50) level
CD3I - Overview: CD3 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Demonstrating T-cell lineage
CD23 - Overview: CD23 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of follicular dendritic cells Classification of low-grade B-cell lymphomas
CD25 - Overview: CD25 Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Classification of lymphomas
CEAPT - Overview: Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Peritoneal Fluid
An adjunct to cytology to differentiate between malignancy-related and benign causes of ascites formation
CRU - Overview: Chromium, 24 Hour, Urine
Screening for occupational exposure to chromium Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear
CO4D - Overview: Complement 4d Immunostain, Technical Component Only
Identification of antibody-mediated transplant rejection
Information: Interpreting Laboratory Tests to Determine New vs. Residual Use of Marijuana - Insights
In this month's "Hot Topic," Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., identifies how to determine new vs. residual use of marijuana in a patient, and teaches how to calculate the carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (carboxy-THC)...
Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: March 12 - Insights
known. We performed laser microdissection (LCM) of glomeruli followed by mass spectrometry (MS) in 12 cases each of DDD, C3GN, and pretransplant kidney control biopsies....
COVID-19: At-home sample collection vs. at-home testing - Insights
The concept of at-home testing for COVID-19 sounds straightforward. But there's nuance to it that's important to understand. Right now, an at-home test for COVID-19 is not available, although there may be one coming soon. But in some areas,...
Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Nov. 12 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights a mechanism for preventing asymmetric histone segregation onto replicating DNA strands.
Transfusion Toons: A1 vs. A2 - Insights
Justin Kreuter, M.D., Clinical Pathologist and Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota, and Theresa Malin, an Education Specialist in Transfusion Medicine at Mayo Clinic, have launched “Transfusion...