Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

CLINICAL USE: Aid in the diagnosis of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic
syndrome (LEMS)
CPT: 83519
[VGKCAB] Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Ab
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red or Gold
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 4 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3-10 days
METHODOLOGY: Quantitative Radiobinding Assay
CLINICAL USE: Associated with neuromuscular weakness as found
in neuromyotonia; VGKC antibodies are also
associated with paraneoplastic neurological
syndromes and limbic encephalitis
CPT: 83519
[VHHV6] HHV6 PCR
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS: 1ML OF CSF
SPECIMENS MUST BE SENT TO THE LAB IMMEDIATELY AND FROZEN
AT -70 C IN LESS THAN 6 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
[VHL] VON HIPPEL-LINDAU DISEASE
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 10 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Monday-Friday
TURNAROUND TIME: 4 weeks
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
CPT: 83891; 83894; 83898 x 3; 83904 x 6; 83904 x 6; 83912
[VHSV1PCR] HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1 PCR
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS: 1ML OF CSF
SPECIMENS MUST BE SENT TO THE LAB IMMEDIATELY AND FROZEN
AT -70 C IN LESS THAN 6 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
[VHSV2PCR] HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2 PCR
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS: 1ML OF CSF
SPECIMENS MUST BE SENT TO THE LAB IMMEDIATELY AND FROZEN
AT -70 C IN LESS THAN 6 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
[VHSVFA] HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS FA
SPECIMEN REQUIRED:
1. You need a #15 Bard-Parker scalpel, a Dacron swab, viral
transport medium and two glass slides for the FA test and a
slide holder.
2. It is important to collect the viral culture first. Select