Estradiol (E2), Serum
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Performed Monday through Saturday. Results are available in 24 hours.
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Specimen Requirements:
3 mL blood in a RED top tube or GREEN top tube (heparin).
Pediatric Specimen Requirements:
0.6 mL blood in a RED top tube or GREEN top tube (heparin).
Reference Range:
Adult Males: Less than 48 pg/mL
Adult Females: variable, as follows
- Follicular Phase 27 to 122 pg/mL
- Mid Cycle Phase 95 to 433 pg/mL
- Luteal Phase 49 to 291 pg/mL
- Post Menopausal Less than 41 pg/mL
Culture, Nocardia - Rule Out
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Culture, Nocardia & Culture, Sputum
Test Schedule:
Daily. Results are available in 5 to 10 days.
Specimen Requirements:
Expectorated; induced; nasotracheal aspirate; tracheostomy; endotracheal aspirate, bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL); bronchoscopy; 1 mL or greater in sterile, leak-proof container. Specimen must be submitted within 24 hrs of collection. Specify source. Do not order on CF culture.
Pediatric Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL sputum
Comments:
Gram smears routinely performed.
Synonyms:
Nocardia Culture
Complement C'4, Serum
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4th Component of Complement, Serum
C4
C4 Complement Serum
C4, Serum
Complement C4, Serum
Fourth Component of Complement
Complement C'3, Serum
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3rd Component of Complement
C3
C3 Complement
Complement C3, Serum
Serum C3
Anti-Native DNA Antibody Test
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Monday through Friday. Results are available in 1 to 3 days.
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Interpretation:
Positive test reflexes to titer at an additional charge.
Specimen Requirements:
4 mL blood in a RED top tube. Send to Lab ASAP.
Pediatric Specimen Requirements:
0.3 mL in a RED top tube. Send to Lab ASAP.
Reference Range:
None detected (correlates with IFA titer of less than 1:10).
Comments:
Measures total native DNA binding due to antibody in serum. Helpful in the differential diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and other collagen disorders and in monitoring the therapy and disease activity of SLE. High titer and high affinity antibody to native DNA is usually present in active SLE, but low titer and low affinity antibody can be present in other diseases..
Synonyms:
Anti DS DNA Antibody, DS-DNA Antibody, dsDNA Ab
ACTH
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Performed once per week, Wednesdays
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Specimen Requirements:
3.0 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube within 24 hours of collection. Specify site and minutes after dose if multiple draws.
Pediatric Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL blood in a LAVENDER top tube.
Reference Range:
0 to 45 pg/mL for 7:00 to 10:00 am blood draw
Synonyms:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Corticotropin, Cortrosyn, Cosyntropin
Culture, Bronchial Lavage
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Susceptibilites on pathogenic findings/gram stains
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Daily, results available 7 days
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Bronch culture
BAL
Bronchial Brush
Culture, Sinus
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Gram smears routinely performed.
Test Schedule:
Daily. Preliminary report is available in 24 hours. Final results are available in 2 to 5 days.
Specimen Requirements:
Sinus aspirate: 1 mL in sterile container
Nasopharyngeal swab: ESwab
Culture, Tissue
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Gram smears routinely performed.
Test Schedule:
Monday through Friday. Results are available in 1 to 3 days.
Specimen Requirements:
Pieces of tissue/biopsies (at least 1 mm) not swabs of tissues in a sterile container. Keep moist with sterile saline.
Synonyms:
Tissue Culture
Culture, R/O MSSA/MRSA Only
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Daily. Preliminary report is available in 24 hours. Final report is available in 7 days.
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ESwab
Comments:
Susceptibilities will not be performed.
Synonyms:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, MSSA