Category
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.
Sub Category
TUMOR MARKER
Synonyms/Aliases
- N/A
Abbreviations
BJP
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 3 HOURS
Method
BRADSHAW TEST
Temp
ROOM TEMPERATURE OR REFRIGERATED.
Setup
DAILY
Components Parameters
NOT APPLICABLE
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY. URINE PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS IS PREFERRED OVER BRADSHAW TEST FOR BENCE JONES PROTEIN.
Patient preparation
EARLY MORNING URINE SAMPLE PREFERRED.
Sample type
EARLY MORNING URINE SAMPLE PREFERRED.
Container/ preservative
URINE BOTTLE PROVIDED BY THE LAB.
Sample volume
10MLSPOT OR 24HOUR URINE
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
IT IS PREFERRED TO DO URINE PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS IN PLACE OF "BENCE JONES PROTEIN" SPOT TEST. ORDER MAY BE SUBSTITUTED.
Reference intervals
NEGATIVE
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSE & MONITOR PATIENTS WITH MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHIES E.G. MULTIPLE MYELOMA. FOR QUALITATIVE DETECTION OF KAPPA & LAMBDA LIGHT CHAINS.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
-N/A