Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

METHODOLOGY: Chemiluminescence
CLINICAL USE: Manage patients with metastatic carcinoma of the
breast
CPT: 86300
[CACREAT] CALCIUM/CREATININE RATIO
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated random urine
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Plastic urine container
SPECIAL HANDLING:
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 3 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Urine calcium; Urine creatinine; ratio
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 1 day
REFERENCE RANGE: None established
METHODOLOGY: Indirect ion-selective electrode; Indirect
potentiometry
CPT: 82570; 82340
[CAD] Cadmium
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Room temperature whole blood
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Royal-blue (EDTA) or Royal-blue (Na-heparin)
LAV (EDTA) also acceptable
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.6 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
REFERENCE RANGE: Environmental exposure:
nonsmoker: 0.3-1.2 g/L
smoker: 0.6-3.9 g/L
Occupational exposure:
OSHA Cadmium Standard: 5.0 g/L; BEI
(timing not critical): 5.0 g/L
METHODOLOGY: Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
(IPC-MS)
CLINICAL USE: Monitor recent or acute exposure to cadmium
CPT: 82300
[CADDNA] CADASIL DNA
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Must be shipped within 24 hours of collection;
Must be in laboratory by 2:00 pm,
Monday-Thursday only
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 10 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Monday-Thursday only
TURNAROUND TIME: 21-28 days
REFERENCE RANGE: No mutation detected
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing
CLINICAL USE: Detects mutation in the Notch3 gene