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Test ID: CARN
Carnitine, Plasma

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

8802

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Evaluation of patients with a clinical suspicion of a wide range of conditions that include inborn errors of metabolism, especially organic acidemias, fatty acid oxidation disorders, and primary carnitine deficiency

Genetics Test Information Provides information that may help with selection of the correct test or proper submission of the test request

For medical management.

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Flow Injection Analysis-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (FIA-MS/MS)

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Carnitine, P

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

L-Carnitine