Category
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.
Sub Category
TUMOR MARKER.
Synonyms/Aliases
IMMUNOFIXATION, URINE.
Abbreviations
UIFE; IFE.
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS).
7-10 DAYS
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 7-10 WORKING DAYS.
Method
IMMUNOTYPING.
Temp
REFRIGERATED.
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
IgG, IgA, IgM HEAVY CHAINS; KAPPA & LAMBDA LIGHT CHAINS.
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY. 24 HOUR URINE PREFFERED, URINE VOLUME TO BE INDICATED.
Patient preparation
ACCURATELY TIMED 24 HOUR COLLECTION (E.G. 6A.M., DAY 1 TO 6A.M., DAY 2) IS CRUCIAL FOR RESULT ACCURACY. COLLECT URINE IN A CLEAN WIDE MOUTH CONTAINER & TRANSFER ENTIRE COLLECTION INTO THE CONTAINER THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE LAB. REFRIGERATE DURING COLLECTION.
Sample type
24 HOUR URINE PREFFERED. (PLEASE SPECIFY IF 24 HOUR OR SPOT URINE).
Container/ preservative
CLEAN CONTAINER WITHOUT PRESERVATIVE PROVIDED BY THE LAB.
Sample volume
10ML ALIQUOT OF 24 HOUR URINE. ORIGINAL (TOTAL) VOLUME IN ML MUST BE SPECIFIED ON THE REQUEST FORM.
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; 24 HOUR URINE VOLUME NOT PROVIDED.
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE.
Reference intervals
NEGATIVE FOR M-BAND OR M-SPIKE.
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSE & MONITOR PATIENTS WITH MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHIES E.G. MULTIPLE MYELOMA.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
N/A.