Test ID: NEFA
Free Fatty Acids, Total, Serum
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
8280
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Evaluation of metabolic status of persons with endocrinopathies
Detection of pheochromocytoma and of glucagon-, thyrotropin-, and adrenocorticotropin-secreting tumors
Monitoring of control of diabetes mellitus (serum-free glycerol is a very useful companion test in assessing diabetes and may be ordered by special request from Mayo Medical Laboratories). The correlation with insulin resistance and downstream cardiovascular risk may be a useful treatment aid in some patients.
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Enzymatic Colorimetric
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Free Fatty Acids, Total, S
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Fatty Acids, Free
FATTY ACIDS, FREE (FFA)
Free Fatty Acids, Serum
NEFA (Nonesterified Fatty Acids)
Non Esterified Fatty Acids
FATTY ACIDS, FREE (FFA)
Free Fatty Acids, Serum
NEFA (Nonesterified Fatty Acids)
Non Esterified Fatty Acids
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