Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

[AL] Aluminum Level
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Room temperature plasma (preferred) or serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Royal Blue (EDTA) or Red
SPECIAL HANDLING: Submit original unopened tube. Tube does not
need to be spun down and plasma taken off.
Serum from red-stopper tube should be transferred
to a plastic transport tube within 45
minutes of collection
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 7 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.6 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
REFERENCE RANGE: Environmental exposure: 0-9 ug/L
Dialysis patients: Potentially toxic: >60 ug/L
METHODOLOGY: Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS)
CLINICAL USE: Monitor exposure to aluminum
CPT: 82108
[ALAG1SEQ] ALAGILLE SEQUENCING (TIER 1)
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 5-7 weeks
OTHER NAMES: JAG1 Gene sequencing
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
CPT: 83890; 83891; 83894; 83898 x 22; 83904 x 22; 83912
[ALAGILLE] ALAGILLE SYNDROME (FISH)
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Fresh whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Dark Green (Sodium heparin)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Specimen needs to be shipped same day that
it is drawn to arrive w/in 48 hours
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL (children/adults)
2 mL (newborn < 3 months old)
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 mL (children/adults)
0.5 mL ( newborn < 3 months old)
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 10 working days
METHODOLOGY: Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
REFLEX TEST INFORMATION:
CPT: 88230, 88271, 88273
[ALARAN] Urine Delta Aminolevulinic Acid
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen urine (random)
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Urine container
SPECIAL HANDLING: Acidify w/ 33% glacial acetic acid and
protect from light (pH < 6)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 10 mL