Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: ImmunoCAP Comment: Also see ALLERGY & HISTAMINE tests. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Testing for IgE antibodies is...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 days Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CMIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite capable of infecting a wide variety of intermediate hosts including...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Assays detecting unbound or free form of thyroid hormones are highly sensitive to detect thyroid dysfunction....
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Duly filled Test Send Out Consent Form (Form 35) is mandatory. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 21 days Stability (Frozen): 60 days Method: In vitro Bioassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Graves disease is...
Specimen: N/A Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 45 minutes Usage: Specialty: Endocrinologists Disease: Components: Courier Charges: Home Collection: N/A Department: Pre-test Information: N/A
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Combined assay with Anti Tg Antibody (Test Code Z201) is recommended. Anti TPO replaces the earlier Anti Thyroid Microsomal Antibody (TMA) because of greater specificity for...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Enzyme Immunoassay Comment: Also see EXTRACTABLE NUCLEAR ANTIGENS. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: SSA/Ro & SSB/La are extractable nuclear antigens. SS-A/Ro antibodies...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Specify age and sex on test request form. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: LC-MS/MS is the gold standard for steroid hormone assays due to increased sensitivity & specificity as compared...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Combined assay with Anti TPO Antibody Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Anti Tg autoantibody measurements are recommended if Anti TPO...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. At least 6 weeks should elapse after thyroidectomy or needle biopsy or Iodine-131 therapy before specimen collection. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15...
