Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Provide brief clinical history. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 weeks Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Electrochemiluminescence Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: CA 72.4 is most useful as a marker for Gastrointestinal cancer,...

Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Provide brief clinical history. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CMIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: CA 19.9 is useful to monitor the response to treatment and...

Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Provide brief clinical history. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CMIA Comment: Also see ROMA (Risk of Ovarian Malignancy). Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): Daily Usage: Elevated CA 125 levels are seen in...

Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: Immunoturbidimetry Comment: Also see HISTOPATHOLOGY, DIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TESTS. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: C4 is critical to activation...

Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: Immunoturbidimetry Comment: Also see HISTOPATHOLOGY, DIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TESTS. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: C3 is an acute phase...

Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Immunochromatography Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: This test detects pregnancy as early as 1 day after the first missed menstruation. Specialty: Gynecologist Disease:...

Specimen: 10 mL (5 mL min.) aliquot of first morning urine. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: Immunochromatography Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: This test detects pregnancy as early as 1 day after the first missed menstruation. Specialty: Gynecologist...

Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Provide brief clinical history. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CMIA Comment: Also see CA 27.29, BREAST CANCER PANELS. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: This assay is useful...

Specimen: 3 mL Whole blood in 1 Blue Top (Sodium Citrate) tube. Mix thoroughly by inversion. Transport to Lab within 4 hours. If this is not possible, make PPP within 1 hour of collection as follows: Centrifuge sample at 3600 rpm for 15 min. & transfer supernatant to a clean plastic tube. Centrifuge this supernatant...

Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: CMIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 7 – 15 days Usage: Anti CCP is useful in diagnosing Rheumatoid arthritis and entities that may potentially be confused...