There are continued delays with laboratory testing in Core Laboratory due to instrument malfunction. Some analyzers are back on line, and the backlog of testing is slowly being cleared. However, it is anticipated that the tests below will be delayed until at least Saturday 8/18:

Epic	Epic #
ANTI-CCP	LAB1254
CARBAMAZEPINE DRUG LEVEL	LAB22
C-PEPTIDE	LAB521
CERULOPLASMIN	LAB582
FREE PSA	LAB117
HIGH-SENSITIVITY CRP	LAB150
HOMOCYSTEINE	LAB93
IGA	LAB73
IGG	LAB71
IGM	LAB72
IGE	LAB74
INSULIN, TOTAL	LAB7389
KAPPA-LAMBDA FREE LIGHT CHAINS	LAB7454
KEPPRA DRUG LEVEL	LAB477
LAMOTRIGINE DRUG LEVEL	LAB475
PROLACTIN	LAB531
PARATHYROID HORMONE	LAB108
RUBELLA ANTIBODY, IGG	LAB4835
TESTOSTERONE, FREE & TOTAL, ADULT	LAB4140
TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL	LAB124
VALPROIC ACID DRUG LEVEL	LAB25

We appreciate continued patience during these delays. Vendor and laboratory personnel are actively working to bring assays back on-line.

Questions should be directed to Matthew Krasowski, MD, PhD, medical director of the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory (384-9380, matthew-krasowski@uiowa.edu).