Test ID: DCTM
Direct Coombs, Blood
Secondary ID
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
9008
NY State Approved
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Yes
Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Demonstrates in vivo coating of RBCs with IgG or the complement component C3d in the following settings:
-Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
-Hemolytic transfusion reactions
-Drug-induced hemolytic anemia
Method Name
A short description of the method used to perform the test
Direct Antiglobulin Test
Standard AABB.
Reporting Name
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Direct Coombs, B
Aliases
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Coombs, Direct, Blood
Direct Antiglobulin Test
Poly Specific Coombs
Polyspecific Direct Coombs, Blood
Second ID 32818, Location DTL
Direct Antiglobulin Test
Poly Specific Coombs
Polyspecific Direct Coombs, Blood
Second ID 32818, Location DTL


