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FREQUENTLY ORDERED TESTS ( A–Z )
The following A-Z below lists the most commonly ordered tests at Ascendant and their specimen requirements.
A
Acetaminophen
Acid Phosphatase
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
AFB Culture and Stain
Albumin
Alcohol (Ethanol)
Aldosterone, Serum
Aldosterone, Renin Activity Ratio
Alkaline Phosphatase
Allergy- various allergens
Alpha 1 Antitrypsin
Alpha Feto Protein
ALT (SGPT)
Ammonia
Amylase
Anti Streptolysin O (ASO)
Antibiotic Level, Penicillin
Antibody Screen
Anti-Cardiolipin antibody, IgG
Anti-dsDNA antibody IgG
Anti-GM antibodies, IgA and IgG by IFA
Anti-Mitochondrial antibody
Anti-Nuclear antibody
Anti-Smooth Muscle antibody
Anti-Thyroglobulin Ab
Apolipoprotein B/A Ratio
APTT (Thromboplastin)
AST (SGOT)
B
Basic metabolic panel
Bilirubin, Direct
Bilirubin, Total
BNP
BUN
C
CA 15-3
CA 19-9
CA 27-29
CA 125
Calcium - serum, urine
CBC, w/auto diff, w/ manuel diff
CEA
Ceruloplasmin
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chloride - urine
Cholesterol
Chromogranin A
CK, Total
CK-MB
Clostridium difficile culture
Clostridium difficile toxins (A & B) by EIA
CO2
Complement C3
Complement C4
Comprehensive metabolic panel
Copper, serum
Cortisol
C-Peptide
C-Reactive protein
Creatinine - serum, urine
Creatinine clearance
Culture: blood, fungal, respiratory, stool, urine, wound
Cyclosporine A
D
D- Dimer (Fibrin)
DHEA SO4
Digoxin
Drug screen panel
Drugs of abuse with chain of custody
E
Electrolyte panel
Erythropoietin
Estradiol
F
Ferritin
Fetal Fibronectin
Fibrinogen
Folate
FSH
Free light chains with ratio, kappa & Lambda
G
Gastrin
GGT
Glucose - CSF, serum, urine
Glucose Screen, pregnancy (Base,60 mins)
Glucose tolerance test, pregnancy (Base, 30,60,120 mins)
Gram Stain
H
Haptoglobin
HCG - quantitative
HDL
Helicobacter pylori antibodies, IgG & IgA
Helicobacter pylori antibody, IgM
Hematocrit
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin A1C
Hepatic function panel
Hepatitis A antibody total
Hepatitis A antibody, IgM
Hepatitis B core antibody, IgM
Hepatitis B core antibody, total
Hepatitis B surface antibody
Hepatitis B surface antigen
Hepatitis B virus quantitative PCR
Hepatitis Be virus antibody
Hepatitis Be virus antigen
Hepatitis C antibody
Hepatitis C quantitative PCR
Hepatitis panel, acute
Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2
HIV 1/2 combo antibodies
HIV-1 viral load quantitative PCR
Human papillomavirus (HPV) high risk by hybrid capture II
I
IgE
IgG subclasses (1, 2, 3, 4)
Immunofixation - serum
Immunofixation - urine
Immunoglobulin IgA
Immunoglobulin IgG
Immunoglobulin IgM
Influenza A and B virus
Iron
L
Lactate
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Lambda light chain serum
LH
Lipase
Lipid panel
Lyme antibodies detection
M
Magnesium
Mononucleosis slide test by LA
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Myoglobin
N
Neisseria gonorrhoeae by PCR
O
Obstetric panel
Occult blood
Ova & parasite exam
P
Phenytoin (Dilantin) total
Phosphorus
Platelet count
Platelet function
Pneumococcal antibodies, IgG
Potassium - serum
Potassium - urine
Prealbumin
Pregnancy serum (HCG)
Pregnancy - urine
Progesterone
Prolactin
Protein electrophoresis - CSF
Protein electrophoresis - serum
Protein electrophoresis - urine
Prothrombin time
PSA, annual screen
PSA, total
PTH, intact (Parathyroid Hormone)
Q
Quantitative Immunoglobulins
R
RAST - various allergens
Renal function panel
Reticulocyte count
Rheumatoid factor (RF)
Rubella, IgG
S
Salicylate
Sedimentation rate (ESR) auto
Sodium
Sodium - urine
Streptococcus Group A screen
T
T3, Total
T4, Free
T4, Total
Testosterone, total
Thyroid uptake (T3 uptake)
TIBC
Total Bilirubin
Total Protein - CSF, serum, urine
Transferrin
Triglyceride
Troponin
Tryptase
TSH
U
Urea Nitrogen - Urine
Uric acid
Urinalysis