PKUBS - Overview: Phenylalanine and Tyrosine, Blood Spot

Monitoring effectiveness of therapy in patients with hyperphenylalaninemia This test is not sufficient for follow-up for abnormal newborn screening results or for establishing a diagnosis of a specific cause of hyperphenylalaninemia

OSCAL - Overview: Osteocalcin, Serum

Monitoring and assessing effectiveness of antiresorptive therapy in patients treated for osteopenia, osteoporosis, Paget disease, or other disorders in which osteocalcin levels are elevated As an adjunct in the diagnosis of medical...

ROXUR - Overview: Oxalate, Random, Urine

Monitoring therapy for kidney stones using random urine specimens Identifying increased urinary oxalate as a risk factor for stone formation Diagnosis of primary or secondary hyperoxaluria

MAGRU - Overview: Magnesium/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine

Assessing the cause of abnormal serum magnesium concentrations Determining whether nutritional magnesium loads are adequate Calculating urinary calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate supersaturation and assessing kidney stone risk.

RBR - Overview: Retinol-Binding Protein, Random, Urine

Assessing renal tubular injury or dysfunction using random urine collections Screening for other tubular abnormalities Detecting chronic asymptomatic renal tubular dysfunction.(2)

SHIGC - Overview: Shigella Culture, Feces

Determining whether Shigella species may be the cause of diarrhea Reflexive testing for Shigella species from nucleic acid amplification test-positive stool This test is generally not useful for patients hospitalized more than 3 days...

PTMSC - Overview: Prothrombin Time Mix 1:1, Plasma

Screening test to detect a deficiency of 1 or more of the clotting factors of the extrinsic coagulation system (I, II, V, VII, X) due to hereditary deficiency or acquired conditions such as liver disease, vitamin K deficiency, or a specific...

PD2T - Overview: Pompe Disease Second-Tier Newborn Screening, Blood Spot

Second-tier testing of newborns with an abnormal primary screening result for Pompe disease (decreased acid alpha-glucosidase enzyme activity) Follow-up testing for evaluation of an abnormal newborn screening result for Pompe disease