The following information was updated in the Spectrum Health Laboratory Catalog.
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Test Discontinuation
The following information was updated in the Spectrum Health Laboratory Catalog.
On January 24th, 2022 Rubella Antibody, IgG, Serum (LAB496) and Rubella IgG Antibody Quantitative (LAB3544) will be combined as LAB496 and moved to the Immunochemistry laboratory due to reagent constrains with the current vendor.
Testing will be available Monday-Friday with a turn-around-time of 1-3 days. Results will be reported qualitatively as Immune or Not Immune. If quantitative results are needed, please fax Immunochemistry at 616-267-2771 or call 616-267-2770.
Effective February 1, 2022, the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Carrier Screen test, which includes the 23 common variants for cystic fibrosis recommended by ACOG/ACMG, will be discontinued as an orderable test at Spectrum Health Laboratory.
The recommended replacement test is the Cystic Fibrosis Mutation Analysis (Test ID: CFP) offered by Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a 106-variant panel which includes the recommended 23 common variants.
The following information was updated in the Spectrum Health Laboratory Catalog.
Effective immediately, Thyroglobulin Antibody will be performed at Spectrum Health Reference Laboratory (SHRL, Grand Rapids, MI) and will no longer be a sendout to Mayo Clinical Laboratories. Collection instructions and other information may have changed, please visit the lab catalog for more information.
Thyroglobulin Tumor Marker will continue to be a sendout. If a Thyroglobulin Antibody is ordered with a Thyroglobulin Tumor Marker, then the Thyroglobulin Antibody will automatically be canceled as Mayo Clinic Laboratories will perform the Thyroglobulin Antibody as well as the Tumor Marker.
For questions and inquiries, please use the “Contact Us” link above.
TEST INFORMATION
New test: Thyroglobulin Antibody [LAB1230840]
Former test: Thyroglobulin Antibody, Serum [LAB1230457]
Mentioned Test: Thyroglobulin, Tumor Marker, Serum [LAB864]
The following information was updated in the Spectrum Health Laboratory Catalog.
Education & Training, General Information, Immunochemistry, Main lab, Toxicology
Specimen Collection Updates – July 2021
The following information was updated in the Spectrum Health Laboratory Catalog.
The following information was updated in the Spectrum Health Laboratory Catalog.