Common Test-Ordering Errors
Part 1: Misordered Tests
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D
PTH-related Peptide
Uroporphyrinogen III Synthase
Introduction
April 2010
Welcome to Mayo Medical Laboratories' Hot Topics. These presentations provide short discussions of current topics and may be helpful to you in your practice.
Our presenter for this 8-part series is Dr. Jane Dale, a consultant in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Dale reviews test-ordering errors commonly seen at Mayo Medical Laboratories. This is the first presentation in the series and addresses 3 misordered tests: vitamin D, PTH-related peptide, and uroporphyrinogen III synthase.
Introduction |
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- Testing at Mayo Medical Laboratories
- Common Test-Ordering Errors
- Misordered Tests
- Vitamin D Assessment
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Assessment
- Sources of Vitamin D
- Vitamin D Pathway
- Sunlight Exposure
- Vitamin D Pathway
- Useful For
- Required Specimen Volumes
- Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
- Porphyria Enzymes
- Conclusion
- Questions?
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