CED - Overview: Mountain Cedar, IgE, Serum

Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to mountain cedar Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...

NARC - Overview: Narcolepsy-Associated Antigen, HLA-DQB1 Typing, Blood

Ruling out a diagnosis of narcolepsy

OLIVF - Overview: Olive-Food, IgE, Serum

Establishing the diagnosis of an allergy to olive-food Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...

NITF - Overview: Nitrogen, Total, Feces

Determining nitrogen balance, when used in conjunction with 24-hour urine nitrogen measurement Assessing nutritional status (protein malnutrition) Evaluating protein catabolism

NITU - Overview: Nitrogen, Total, 24 Hour, Urine

Assessing nutritional status (protein malnutrition) Assessment of protein nutrition and nitrogen balance in hospitalized patients Evaluating protein catabolism Determining nitrogen balance, when used in conjunction with 24-hour fecal...

OSM24 - Overview: Osmolality, 24 Hour, Urine

Assessing the concentrating and diluting ability of the kidney using a 24-hour urine collection

OLIGS - Overview: Oligoclonal Banding, Serum

Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis; especially useful in patients with equivocal clinical presentation and radiological findings Determining number of serum oligoclonal bands in order to calculate the number of cerebrospinal fluid-specific...

PLA2M - Overview: Phospholipase A2 Receptor, Monitoring, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Serum

Distinguishing primary from secondary membranous nephropathy Monitoring patients with membranous nephropathy, over time, for trends in anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibody levels

SARD - Overview: Sardine (Pilchard), IgE, Serum

Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to sardine (pilchard) Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm...

SUNFS - Overview: Sunflower Seed, IgE, Serum

Establishing a diagnosis of an allergy to sunflower seed Defining the allergen responsible for eliciting signs and symptoms Identifying allergens: -Responsible for allergic response and/or anaphylactic episode -To confirm sensitization...