Category

SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.

Sub Category

IMMUNE.

Synonyms/Aliases

IgM TOTAL; SERUM IgM.

Abbreviations

IgM.

Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST

5 Days

RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 5 WORKING DAYS.

Method

IMMUNOASSAY.

Temp

REFRIGERATED (2℃-8℃).

Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

NOT APPLICABLE.

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM.

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

AT LEAST 2ML.

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

AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.

Clinical Utility

EVALUATION OF HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA, SUSPECTED IgM DEFICIENCY, IgM GAMMOPATHY.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY STATES CAN CAUSE HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA.