Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

[SHBG] Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated or frozen serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Gold or Red
SPECIAL HANDLING: Specimen can be maintained at room
temperature for 3 hours prior to analysis.
Specimen stability: 7 days - refrigerated
2 months - frozen
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3-6 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Age specific
OTHER NAMES: SHBG; Testosterone Binding Globulin (TeBG)
METHODOLOGY: Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)
CLINICAL USE: Decreased levels of SHBG are frequently seen in
hirsutism, virilization, obese postmenopausal
women, and in women with diffuse hair loss
Increased levels may be present in cases of hyperthyroidism,
testicular feminization, cirrhosis,
male hypogonadism, pregnancy, women using oral
contraceptives, and prepubertal children.
CPT: 84270
[SHH] HOLOPROSENCEPHALY-3 VIA SHH
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: 4-5 weeks
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
CPT: 83890; 83891; 83894; 83898 x 4; 83904 x 4; 83912
[SHIGA] Shiga Toxin EIA
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Fresh stool
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Tightly sealed container
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Negative for Shiga toxin
METHODOLOGY: Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
CLINICAL USE: Determine presence of Shiga toxin
CPT: 87427
[SHOXDNA] SHOX-DNA
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Specimen must me received in laboratory
Monday-Thursday by 2:00 p.m. to be shipped