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Updates/Changes October - December 2008

Assay

Type of Change

Cryofibrinogen Change to specimen requirements
Tryptase Changes to Turnaround time and Uncertainty of Measurement
Vancomycin Change to Therapeutic Range
Rickettsia (Typhus) Orientia tsutsugamushi now also tested at LabPlus
Tissue Transglutaminase Change to specimen requirements

Updates/Changes July - September 2008

Assay

Type of Change

Soluble Transferrin Receptors (sTfR) Changes to Reference Ranges
Lead (blood) Change to Reference Ranges, Changes to Patient Management
Molecular Haematology Added Turnaround Times
Metanephrines Addition to Diagnostic Use
Homocysteine Additions to Diagnostic Use
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Added CSF
Clozapine Change to Turnaround time
Tissue transglutaminase autoantibodies New preferred sample type
Allergy Tests New preferred sample type
IgE total New preferred sample type
Tryptase New preferred sample type
Thyroid autoantibodies New preferred sample type
Parietal and intrinsic factor antibodies New preferred sample type
Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) New preferred sample type
Cardiolipin Autoantibodies New preferred sample type
Pneumococcal serology New preferred sample type
Beta-2-glycoprotein New preferred sample type
Varicella Zoster Virus New preferred sample type
Tetanus serology New preferred sample type
Bordetella pertussis New preferred sample type
Parvovirus New preferred sample type
Complement New preferred sample type
Streptococcal serology New preferred sample type
Protein electrophoresis New preferred sample type
Entamoeba histolytica antibodies New preferred sample type
dsDNA antibodies New preferred sample type
ENA antibodies New preferred sample type
Glomerular basement membrane antibodies New preferred sample type
Liver kidney microsomal antibodies New preferred sample type
Soluble liver antigen antibodies New preferred sample type
Tissue autoantibodies New preferred sample type
Skin autoantibodies New preferred sample type
Transferrin isoforms New preferred sample type
Treponema serology New preferred sample type
Avian precipitins New preferred sample type
Micropolysporia faeni serology New preferred sample type
Cystatin C New preferred sample type
Beta 2 microglobulin New preferred sample type
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) New preferred sample type
Dengue New preferred sample type
Diphtheria toxoid IgG New preferred sample type
Epstein Barr virus New preferred sample type
Helicobacter pylori New preferred sample type
Haemophilus influenzae IgG New preferred sample type
Measles virus New preferred sample type
Mumps New preferred sample type
Mycoplasma pneumoniae New preferred sample type
ANCA (Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies) New preferred sample type
ANA (Antinuclear antibodies) New preferred sample type
Acetylcholine receptor antibody New preferred sample type
Influenza A and B New preferred sample type
Adenovirus New preferred sample type
Respiratory virus screen New preferred sample type
Coxiella burnetti New preferred sample type
Legionella serology New preferred sample type
Hydatid serology New preferred sample type
Enterovirus New preferred sample type
Chlamydia pneumoniae New preferred sample type
Brucellosis New preferred sample type
Borrelia serology New preferred sample type
Cat scratch disease New preferred sample type
Rheumatoid factor New preferred sample type
Immunoglobulins New preferred sample type
Immunoglobulin subclasses New preferred sample type
Hepatitis serology  New preferred sample type
Maternal Serum Screen Many Changes
Urate Reference Range Change

Oxalate plasma

new

New Test
Mercury (urine) Change to Specimen and Reference Intervals
Mercury (blood) Change to range
Heparin Therapy Many Changes
Ceruloplasmin New preferred sample type
C 1 Inhibitor Deficiency New preferred sample type
alpha - 1 - antitrypsin and phenotyping New preferred sample type
Toxoplasma gondii New preferred sample type
Rubella virus New preferred sample type
HIV New preferred sample type
Myoglobin Change to Reference Interval
Lamotrigine Change to Therapeutic Range
Fat Globules This test has been replaced by the Steatocrit test
Lactate Dehydrogenase Change to Reference Interval

Metanephrines

new

New Topic
Varicella Zoster Virus Change to DNA Specimen Requirements
Xanthochromia Additional Specimen Requirements
Red Cell Folate Stability of Sample added
Fanconi Anaemia Changes to Sample Requirements, Test Performed, Referral Laboratory, Collection Day and Time.

Updates/Changes April - June 2008

Assay

Type of Change

Steatocrit

new

New Test
Ceruloplasmin Addition to Diagnostic Use

Adenosine Deaminase - Pleural fluid

new

New Topic - Test performed at Middlemore Hospital laboratory
Aspergillus PCR

new

New Topic
Free Light Chains Test now performed at North Shore Hospital Laboratory, Change to Uncertainty of Measurement
BNP Conversion factor added
Zinc - plasma Changes to Reference Interval and Diagnostic Use

Updates/Changes January - March 2008

Assay

 Type of Change

Allergy Tests Malasezzia RAST added
Ascorbic Acid Urine test no longer performed
Lipase Now sent to Middlemore Hospital laboratory, Changes to Diagnostic Use
Ketones Acetoacetate no longer measured.  beta-hydroxybutyrate will be performed on samples requesting ketones
Androstenedione Uncertainty of Measurement change
Alpha-1-antitrypsin - faecal Not currently offered at LabPlus
Lithium Changes to specimen timing
Copper plasma Changes to Diagnostic Use
Sirolimus Changes to Outside Lab Instructions
beta-Carotene Changes to Diagnostic Use
Vitamin A Changes to Diagnostic Use
Valproic Acid Additions to Drug Monitoring
Fanconi Anaemia Change in Specimen Collection day/time

 

 
 
 

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