Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

samples; it is best to collect specimen from
a fasting patient
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 24 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: As a marker to assess medical events resulting
in tissue injury, infections, or inflammation:
0.0 - 8.0 mg/L
As a marker for relative risk of future cardiovascular
event in the absence of tissue injury,
infections, or inflammation:
Low < 1.0 mg/L
Average 1.0 - 3.0 mg/L
High > 3.0 mg/L
METHODOLOGY: Turbidimetric
CLINICAL USE: CRP is an acute phase reactant, which can be used
as a test for inflammatory diseases, infections,
and neoplastic diseases
CPT: 86141
[CRSPANT] Cryptosporidium Antigen
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Submit 5 mL raw stool in Para-Pak Formalin
(pink top) transport media.
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Para-Pak Formalin (pink top)
TEST AVAILABILITY: Monday-Friday
TURNAROUND TIME: 72 hours
VOLUME OF SPECIMEN: 5 mL
NORMAL TEST VALUES: Negative
METHODOLOGY: Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
CLINICAL INFORMATION: Cryptosporidium antigen is more sensitive
than O&P exam for the identification of Cryptosporidium.
[CRTR] CREATINE TRANSPORTER (CRTR)
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 14 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 4 weeks
OTHER NAMES: CT1/SLC6A8 Gene sequencing
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
CPT: 83891; 83894 x 2; 83898 x 13; 83904 x 26; 83912
[CRYANT] Cryptococcal Antigen
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated serum or cerebrospinal fluid
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red, Gold or sterile container
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL