Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Amniotic fluid
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile container
SPECIAL HANDLING: Must be received in the laboratory by 11:00
a.m for same day results; Specimens received
after 12:00 p.m. will ONLY report FLM results;
LS/PG result will be report the next work day
Protect specimen from light
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 8 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Fetal lung maturity (FLM); Phosphatidyglycerol
(PG); Lecithin/Sphingomyelin ratio (LS)
TEST AVAILABILITY: LS/PG: Monday-Friday only
FLM: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 1-3 days
REFERENCE RANGE: See individual test
METHODOLOGY: Chromatography
CLINICAL USE: Attempt to prevent respiratory distress syndrome
from low surfactant in early delivery, by
evaluation of fetal pulmonary maturation
CPT: 83661; 83663; 84081
[FFA] Free Fatty Acids
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red or Gold
SPECIAL HANDLING: Collect specimen following a 12 hour fast;
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.2 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3 days
REFERENCE RANGE: 0.1-0.6 mEq/L
OTHER NAMES: NEFA; Nonesterified Free Fatty Acids
METHODOLOGY: Spectrophotometric
CLINICAL USE: Helpful in the diagnosis and management of
certain diseases and disorders of metabolism and
in the evaluation of prospective causes of
hyperlipoproteinemia
CPT: 82725
[FFN] Fetal Fibronectin
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated swab in transport tube
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile swab provided by laboratory
SPECIAL HANDLING: Must be tested within 8 hours of collection
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: Negative
METHODOLOGY: Solid-phase immunosorbent
CLINICAL USE: Predictive of high risk preterm delivery
CPT: 82731
[FGD1] AARSKOG-SCOTT SYNDROME (FGD1)