Delays in Core Laboratory Testing January 18th, 2022

Today, Tuesday, January 18th, 2022, instrumentation in the core clinical laboratory will be undergoing required maintenance that will delay resulting of certain tests.

The following assays will be unavailable from approximately 21:00 – 23:00:

HEMOGLOBIN A1C [LAB90]
ACETAMINOPHEN DRUG LEVEL [LAB43]
B-HYDROXYBUTYRATE [LAB570]
IRON PANEL (IRON, TRANSFERRIN, TIBC AND % SATURATION) [LAB94]
LDL CHOLESTEROL MEASURED [LAB102]
MICROALBUMIN, URINE RANDOM [LAB646]
MICROALBUMIN, TIMED COLLECTION [LAB647]
SALICYLATE DRUG LEVEL [LAB34]
TRANSFERRIN [LAB958]
PROTEIN-URINE, RANDOM [LAB845]
PROTEIN-URINE 24 HR [LAB891]
TOTAL PROTEIN - CSF [LAB118]
DRUGS OF ABUSE - URINE [LAB500]
DRUGS OF ABUSE-URINE + CONFIRM [LAB1032]
AMPHETAMINES-URINE SCREEN [LAB7381]
BENZODIAZEPINES-URINE SCREEN [LAB7382]
COCAINE-URINE SCREEN [LAB7384]
OPIATES-URINE SCREEN [LAB7385]
OXYCODONE-URINE SCREEN [LAB7386]
GENTAMICIN DRUG LEVEL [LAB28]
LITHIUM DRUG LEVEL [LAB29]
METHOTREXATE DRUG LEVEL [LAB481]
PREALBUMIN [LAB115]
VANCOMYCIN DRUG LEVEL [LAB41]

The following assays will be unavailable from approximately 00:00 – 03:00 on January 19th:

PREGNANCY SCREEN, QUALITATIVE, URINE [LAB1166]
HIV ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY COMBO (HIV-1 AND HIV-2) [LAB7444]

Questions should be directed to Anna Merrill, PhD (678-8400, anna-merrill@uiowa.edu *7046) or Matthew Krasowski, MD, PhD (384-9380, matthew-krasowski@uiowa.edu, *1171).