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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)