The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

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Laboratory tests arranged alphabetically

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p24 Antigen to Human Immunodeficiency Virus
   HIV Antigen

Pancreastatin, Plasma

Pancreatic Elastase, Fecal

Pancreatic Elastase, Monoclonal, Formed Stool (Random)

Pancreatic Polypeptide, Serum

Pandy's Test, CSF

Pap Smear, Cervical/Vaginal Smear
  See also: Pap Test-Liquid Based Collection, Cervical/Endocervical/Vaginal Cells in Fluid Collection Media

Pap Test-Liquid Based Collection, Cervical/Endocervical/Vaginal Cells in Fluid Collection Media
  See also: Pap Smear, Cervical/Vaginal Smear

Parainfluenza Antibody Battery, Serum

Parainfluenza Antigen Detection by DFA, Nasopharyngeal Swab/Aspirate/Wash, Tracheal Aspirate, Bronchoalveolar Lavage, Bronchial Wash
  See also: Viral Culture

Parainfluenza Viruses, Culture
   Respiratory Virus Culture Panel, Nasopharyngeal Swab/Aspirate/Wash, Tracheal Aspirate, Bronchoalveolar Lavage, Bronchial Wash

Paraneoplastic Autoantibody Evaluation, CSF
  See also: Paraneoplastic Autoantibody Evaluation, Serum

Paraneoplastic Autoantibody Evaluation, Serum
  See also: Paraneoplastic Autoantibody Evaluation, CSF

Paraprotein Screen
   Immunofixation Electrophoresis, Serum
   Immunofixation Electrophoresis, Urine
  See information in appendix:
  Urine Tests Requiring no Preservatives

Parathyroid Hormone (Intact), Plasma

Parietal Cell Antibody and Reflex Titer, Serum

Paroxetine (Paxil) Quantitation, Serum or Plasma

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Screen, Peripheral Blood

Partial Thromboplastin Time
   Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT), Plasma

Parvovirus B-19 by PCR, Bone Marrow
  See also: Parvovirus, PCR, Human, Serum, Plasma, Amniotic, Synovial Fluid, CSF, Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL), Ocular Fluid, Tissue or

Parvovirus B19 Antibodies, IgG & IgM, Serum
  See also: Parvovirus, PCR, Human, Serum, Plasma, Amniotic, Synovial Fluid, CSF, Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL), Ocular Fluid, Tissue or

Parvovirus, PCR, Human, Serum, Plasma, Amniotic, Synovial Fluid, CSF, Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL), Ocular Fluid, Tissue or
  See also: Parvovirus B-19 by PCR, Bone Marrow
   Parvovirus B19 Antibodies, IgG & IgM, Serum

Pathologist Cytospin Review, Body Fluid
  See also: Body Fluid Cell Count and Differential, Miscellaneous Body Fluids

Pathologist Cytospin Review, CSF
  See also: Cell Count and Differential, CSF

Paxil
   Paroxetine (Paxil) Quantitation, Serum or Plasma

PBG
   Porphobilinogen, Qualitative, Urine, Random Urine

PCP (Phencyclidine)
   Phencyclidine (PCP), Serum
   Phencyclidine (PCP), Confirmation, Quantitative, Urine

Pemphigus/Pemphigoid/EBA Antibodies Screen, Titer and Interpretation, Serum

Pentagastrin Stimulation Test
   Calcitonin, Serum

Pentobarbital (Nembutal) (As a Therapeutic Agent), Plasma

Pepsinogen II, Plasma or Serum

Perforin Granzyme, Whole blood

Pericardial, Peritoneal, Or Pleural Fluid
   Cytologic Evaluation, Body Fluid

Peripheral Blood Smear Morphology
   Blood Smear, Path Morphologic Exam, (Wright Stain)
   Body Fluid Cell Count and Differential, Miscellaneous Body Fluids

Peritoneal Wash, for Cancer Evaluation

Pertussis
   Bordetella Pertussis PCR, Nasopharyngeal Swab

pH, Pleural Fluid

pH, Urine

Phencyclidine (PCP), Serum

Phencyclidine (PCP), Confirmation, Quantitative, Urine

Phenobarbital, Plasma

Phenylalanine
   Amino Acids, Quantitative, Plasma
   Amino Acids, Quantitative, Random Urine

Phenylalanine, Screen (Guthrie Test)
  See also: Newborn Metabolic Screen, Dried Blood

Phenytoin, Plasma
  See also: Phenytoin, Free, Plasma

Phenytoin, Free, Plasma
  See also: Phenytoin, Plasma

Phosphatase, Acid, Total
   Acid Phosphatase, Total, Serum

Phosphatase, Alkaline, Plasma

Phosphatase, Alkaline Isoenzymes, Serum

Phosphate
   Inorganic Phosphorus (Phosphate), Random, Urine

Phosphatidylglycerol (PG), Amniotic Fluid

Phosphorus
   Inorganic Phosphorus (Phosphate), Plasma
   Inorganic Phosphorus (Phosphate), Urine, Quantitative
   Inorganic Phosphorus (Phosphate), Random, Urine

Pinworm Exam (Scotch Tape Preparation)

Pipecolic Acid, Random Urine

Pipecolic Acid, Serum

Pituitary Glycoprotein Hormone, Alpha-Subunit of
   Alpha-Subunit of Pituitary Glycoprotein Hormone, Serum

PKU Cofactor Screen, Urine and Blood Spots

PKU Test
   Neonatal Screen
   Newborn Metabolic Screen, Dried Blood
   Phenylalanine, Screen (Guthrie Test)

Plasma Renin Activity
   Renin Activity (PRA), Plasma

Plasma Volume, Patient

Plasmalogen Content, RBC's

Plasminogen, Plasma

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, Activity, Plasma

Platelet Aggregates
  See also: Platelet Aggregation Studies, Platelets

Platelet Aggregation Studies, Platelets

Platelet Antibodies Screen, Serum
  See also: Platelet Antibody Screen, Blood

Platelet Antibody Screen, Blood

Platelet Antigen Genotyping, Various

Platelet Count, Blood

Platelet Crossmatch, Blood
  See also: Platelet Antibody Screen, Blood

Platelet Function Analysis, Blood

Platelet Neutralization Procedure
   APTT with Platelet Lysate (Platelet Neutralization Procedure), Plasma

PM-1 Antibody, Serum

PML/RAR alpha t(15;17) Translocation by RT-PCR, Whole Blood or Bone Marrow

PML/RARA
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Bone Marrow), Bone Marrow
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Hematological Blood), Peripheral Blood

Pneumococcal Antibodies, IgG (14 serotypes Pre/Post Immunization), Serum

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP)

PNH
   Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) Screen, Peripheral Blood

Poliovirus Antibodies, Serum

Poliovirus Antibody, Serum

POMGNT1 Sequencing, Whole Blood

POMT1 Sequencing, Whole Blood

POMT2 Sequencing, Whole Blood

Porphobilinogen, Qualitative, Urine, Random Urine
  See also: Porphyrins, Quantitative, (Fractionated), Urine
   Porphyrins, Quantitative, (Fractionated), Urine

Porphyrins, Quantitative, (Fractionated), Urine
  See also: Aminolevulinic Acid, Quantitative, Urine
   Porphobilinogen, Qualitative, Urine, Random Urine

Posaconazole Bioassay, Serum, Plasma, CSF

Post Bone Marrow Transplant Monitoring, Peripheral Blood or Bone Marrow

Potassium, Plasma

Potassium, Whole Blood

Potassium, Quantitative, Urine

Potassium, Random, Urine

POU3F4-DFN3 Locus (Deafness Genetic Test), Whole Blood

PR, Tissue
   Progesterone Receptor, Tissue or FNA

PRA
  See also: Progesterone Receptor, Tissue or FNA
   Renin Activity (PRA), Plasma

Prader-Willi Syndrome, Whole Blood
  See also: Angelman Syndrome, Whole Blood

Prader-Willi/Angelman Syndrome
   Chromosomal Analysis, Peripheral Blood, Cord Blood
   Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH-Microdeletion), Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow, Fibroblasts, Other Tissue

Prealbumin, Plasma

Predictive Value Theory
  See information in appendix:
  Predictive Value Theory

Pregnancy Screen, Qualitative, Urine
  See also: Chorionic Gonadotropin, Total, Human, Quantitative (hCG), Plasma
   Pregnancy Test, Qualitative, Plasma

Pregnancy Screening
   Chorionic Gonadotropin, Total, Human, Quantitative (hCG), Plasma
   Pregnancy Screen, Qualitative, Urine
   Pregnancy Test, Qualitative, Plasma

Pregnancy Test, Qualitative, Plasma
  See also: Chorionic Gonadotropin, Total, Human, Quantitative (hCG), Plasma

Prenatal FSHD
   Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (FSHD), Prenatal, Fetal Sample (Amniotic or Chorionic Villus), Parental Samples (Whole Blood)

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Whole Blood

Primidone And Metabolite, Plasma or Serum

Procainamide & N-acetylprocainamide (NAPA), Drug Level, Plasma or Serum

Procalcitonin, Serum

Progesterone, Plasma

Progesterone Receptor, Tissue or FNA
  See also: Estrogen Receptor, Tissue or FNA

Progesterone, Pediatric, Serum

Prograf
   Tacrolimus, Whole Blood

Proinsulin, Plasma

Prolactin, Plasma

Prolixin
   Fluphenazine, Serum or Plasma

Prolymphocytic Leukemia
   Chronic Lymphocytic, Prolymphocytic, or Hairy Cell Leukemia, Various

Pronestyl
   Procainamide & N-acetylprocainamide (NAPA), Drug Level, Plasma or Serum

Propylene Glycol
   Ethanol/Volatiles Screen (EVS), Plasma
   Glycols (Ethylene and Propylene), Plasma

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Free, Plasma

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Screening, Plasma
  See also: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Total, Plasma

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Total, Plasma

Prostatic Acid Phosphatase, Serum

Protein, Urine, Quantitation

Protein C, Functional, Plasma

Protein C, Total Antigen, Plasma

Protein Electrophoresis, Serum

Protein Electrophoresis, Urine

Protein S Antigen, Total and Free, Plasma

Protein S, Functional, Plasma

Protein, CSF or Body Fluid

Protein, Random, Urine

Proteinase 3 Antibody, Serum

Prothrombin Gene Rearrangement
   Factor 5 Leiden/Factor 2 Gene PCR Assay, Whole Blood

Prothrombin Time, Plasma
  See also: Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT), Plasma

Proviral HIV Infant Diagnosis, Whole Blood
   HIV-1 DNA, Qualitative PCR, Whole Blood

Proviral HIV Neonatal diagnosis, Whole Blood
   HIV-1 DNA, Qualitative PCR, Whole Blood

Prozac
   Fluoxetine and Norfluoxetine, Serum

PSA
   Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Total, Plasma

Pseudocholinesterase
   Pseudocholinesterase, Total, Serum or Plasma

Pseudocholinesterase, Total, Serum or Plasma
  See also: Cholinesterase, RBC/Hb Ratio, Whole Blood

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Analysis, Spa Water

PT
   Prothrombin Time, Plasma

PT Mixing Study, Plasma

PTH
   Parathyroid Hormone (Intact), Plasma

PTH Related Protein, Plasma

PTT
   Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT), Plasma

Pulmonary Cytopathology
   Bronchial Brush Cytology, Bronchial Brush
   Bronchial Wash Cytology, Bronchial Wash
   Bronchioalveolar Lavage (BAL) for Cancer Evaluation, Bronchioalveolar Lavage
   Spontaneous Sputum for Cancer Evaluation, Sputum

Purine and Pyrimidine Panel, Urine

Purkinje Cell Cytoplasmic Antibody, Type 1 (PCA-1), Type 2 (PCA-2), Type Tr (PCA-Tr)
   Paraneoplastic Autoantibody Evaluation, CSF
   Paraneoplastic Autoantibody Evaluation, Serum

Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

Pyridoxine
   Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), Total, Plasma

Pyruvate, CSF
  See also: Pyruvic Acid, (Pyruvate), Blood

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex, Whole Blood

Pyruvate Kinase Assay, Whole Blood

Pyruvate Kinase Screen
  See also: Pyruvate Kinase Assay, Whole Blood

Pyruvic Acid, (Pyruvate), Blood

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