Category
SEROLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY
Sub Category
AUTOIMMUNE.
Synonyms/Aliases
N/A.
Abbreviations
N/A.
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS).
8 days
8 WORKING DAYS
Method
IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE.
Temp
REFRIGERATED.
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
ANTI-NUCLEAR ANTIBODY (ANA), ANTI SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY (ASMA), ANTI LIVER/ KIDNEY MICROSOME TYPE 1 ANTIBODY (ANTI-LKM1), ANTI-MITOCHONDRIAL ANTIBODY (AMA).
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
NO PREPARATION REQUIRED
Sample type
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
AT LEAST 3ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
Other Instructions
CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.
Reference intervals
INTERPRETIVE DATA IS PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
EVALUATION OF SUSPECTED AUTOIMMUNE LIVER DISEASE [AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS (AIH), PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS (PBC)].
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A