Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TUBE OR CONTAINER: Plastic urine container
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 4-8 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: 5.0-8.0
METHODOLOGY: Reagent strip
CLINICAL USE: Crude measure of the acid-base balance of the
body; aid in determining subtle presence of distal
renal tubular disease or pyelonephritis; useful
for identifying crystals in urine and determining
predisposition to form a given type of stone
CPT: 83986
[PHUR] Urine pH
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated urine (random)
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Plastic urine container or syringe
CAUSE FOR REJECTION: Specimen greater than 2 hours old will be
rejected
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 30 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 4 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: None established
METHODOLOGY: pH Meter
CLINICAL USE: Crude measure of the acid-base balance of the
body; aid in determining subtle presence of distal
renal tubular disease or pyelonephritis; useful
for identifying crystals in urine and determining
predisposition to form a given type of stone
CPT: 83986
[PIK3CA] PIK3CA GENE MUTATION DETECTION
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Unstained slides from paraffin block or
formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue block
at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Slides or blocks
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 4 unstained slides and 1 H&E stained side at
10 uM or tissue block
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
METHODOLOGY: Amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)
and real-time polymerase chain reaction using
Scorpions technology
CLINICAL USE: Somatic mutations in the PIK3CA oncogene are
frequently found in human cancers. They are
common in liver cancer, breast cancer, colorectal
cancer, and ovarian cancer. These mutations may
indicate prognosis and drug response
CPT: 83891; 83896 x 5; 83898 x 5; 83907; 83912
[PIN] Pinworm Exam