Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

[IEPRAN] UR IMMUNOELECTROPHOR RANDOM
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated aliquot of random urine
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Plastic urine container
SPECIAL HANDLING: Collect first morning urine
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 30 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10 mL
TEST INCLUDES: alpha 1-globulin; alpha 2-globulin; beta and
gamma globulins, M-spike percentage; protein
immunofixation
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3-4 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Normal pattern
METHODOLOGY: Urine immunofixation (IFE) on agarose gel; urine
protein electrophoresis on agarose media; visual
light-chain typing
CLINICAL USE: Useful in characterizing the proteins in cases of
proteinuria
CPT: 84166; 86335
[IEPS] IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS SERUM
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red or Gold
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 3 ml
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Quantitative IgG, IgA, and IgM; Protein electrophoresis;
typing of monoclonal or polyclonal
proteins for light and heavy chain specificity;
Immunofixation electrophoresis if needed for
clarification of equivocal IEP patterns
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3-4 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Normal pattern
METHODOLOGY: Electrophoresis followed by immunodiffusion against
monospecific antisera to immunoglobin and
individual heavy and light chains (IEP); protein
electrophoresis on agarose media; turbidimetric
quantitation of IgG, IgA, and IgM
CLINICAL USE: Detect and identify monoclonal immunoglobulin
gammopathies
CPT: 82784 x 3, 86320
[IEPUT] UR IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS 24-HR
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated aliquot of 24-hour urine
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Plastic urine container
SPECIAL HANDLING: Collect 24-hour urine in "P" container (no
preservative); mix well
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 30 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Urine immunofixation; qualitative identification