Test ID: AAQP
Amino Acids, Quantitative, Plasma
Secondary ID
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
9265
Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Evaluating patients with possible inborn errors of metabolism
May aid in evaluation of endocrine disorders, liver diseases, muscle diseases, neoplastic diseases, neurological disorders, nutritional disturbances, renal failure, and burns
Special Instructions and Forms
Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test
Method Name
A short description of the method used to perform the test
Quantitative Analysis by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectometry (LC-MS/MS)
Includes quantitation of the following amino acids: taurine, threonine, serine, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, proline, glycine, alanine, citrulline, a-amino-n-butyric acid, valine, cystine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, b-alanine, ornithine, lysine, histidine, argininosuccinic acid, allo-isoleucine, and arginine.
Reporting Name
A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Amino Acids, QN, P
Aliases
Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Amino Acid Fractionation
Amino Acids Quantitative Ion-Exchange
Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
MSUD (Maple Syrup Urine Disease)
Amino Acids Quantitative Ion-Exchange
Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
MSUD (Maple Syrup Urine Disease)


