Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

[TRANSF] Transferrin
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated plasma or serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Light Green (heparin) or Gold
SPECIAL HANDLING: Hemolyzed specimens will be rejected
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 8 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: Female: 171 - 305 mg/dL
Male: 105 - 284 mg/dL
METHODOLOGY: Turbidimetric
CLINICAL USE: Aids in diagnosis of malnutrition, acute
inflammation, infection, assessment of renal
function and RBC disorders, such as iron
deficiency anemia
CPT: 84466
[TRANSG] Tissue Transglutaminase IgG Ab
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Gold or Red
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-4 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Negative: < 6 U/mL
Weak positive: 6 - 9 U/mL
Positive: > 9 U/mL
METHODOLOGY: Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
CLINICAL USE: Aid in the diagnosis of gluten-sensitive
enteropathy (GSE), such as celiac disease and
dermatitis herpetiformis
CPT: 83516
[TRAP] Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red or gold
SPECIAL HANDLING: Separate serum from clot promptly after blood
collection prior to freezing. Acid
Phosphatase at normal pH is very labile;
therefore, separate and freeze immediately
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Monday-Thursday
TURNAROUND TIME: 8-14 days
CLINICAL USE: Non-specific indicator of lipid storage and may be
useful in monitoring treatment of Gaucher disease
CPT: 84060
[TRAPS] TNFRSF1A MUTATION IN TRAPS
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood on ice pack or buccal swab