Phospho-Tau/Total-Tau/Ab42
| Label Mnemonic: | FADMK |
| Epic code: | LAB8273 |
| Downtime form: | A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
CSF
Specimen
Instructions:
Note: Collection date is required.
Please label each specimen tube with two forms of patient identification. These forms of identification must also appear on the requisition form.
Please label each specimen tube with two forms of patient identification. These forms of identification must also appear on the requisition form.
Collection Medium:
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| Individually Wrapped Sterile Polypropylene Transfer Tube |
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 2 mL CSF collected in a polypropylene tube
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL CSF
Contact Core Laboratory at (356-3527) or Mailouts at (356-8593) for the Individually Wrapped Sterile Polypropylene Transfer Tube.
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL CSF
Contact Core Laboratory at (356-3527) or Mailouts at (356-8593) for the Individually Wrapped Sterile Polypropylene Transfer Tube.
Rejection Criteria:
Tubes other than polypropylene are not acceptable.
Turn Around
Time:
7-14 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Correlation of levels of markers of Phosphorylated-Tau, Total-Tau, and Ab42.
Methodology:
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
CPT Code:
83520 x3