Common Test-Ordering Errors
Part 2: Misordered Tests
T & B Cells
T- & B-Cell Tests by Flow Cytometry

May 2010
We offer an array of T- and B-cell tests, ranging from those that measure only a few cell types to tests that quantitate and characterize many cell types and their subsets. In our experience, 3 of these tests are frequently misordered, providing more information than is necessary to manage the patient.
T- & B-Cell Tests by Flow Cytometry |
Jump to section:
- Introduction
- Testing at Mayo Medical Laboratories
- Common MML Test-Ordering Errors
- Misordered Tests
- T- & B-Cell Tests by Flow Cytometry
- CD4 Count for Immune Monitoring, Blood (#84348)
- T- and B-Cell Quantitation by Flow Cytometry (#9336)
- B-Cell Phenotyping Profile for Immunodeficiency and Immune Competence Assessment, Blood (#88800)
- Indications for Ordering #88800
- Leukemia/Lymphoma Immunophenotyping (#3287)
- Conclusion
- Questions?