Common Test-Ordering Errors
Part 5: Overordered Tests
Plasma Thiamin
Serum Folate
Zinc Protoporphyrin (ZPP)
Introduction
August 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 fifth presentation in the series and addresses over-ordered tests including thiamin, folate, and zinc protoporphyrin.
Introduction |
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- Testing at Mayo Medical Laboratories
- Common MML Test-Ordering Errors
- Overordered Tests
- Thiamin (Vitamin B1)
- Thiamin (Vitamin B1)
- Folate—Serum and RBC
- Diagnostic Algorithm for Macrocytic Anemia
- Simplified Versions of Vitamin-Dependent Pathways
- Lead Toxicity
- Heme Synthesis*
- Laboratory Assessment of Lead Toxicity
- Conclusion
- Questions?
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