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Clinical Pathology Laboratory - Available Test
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Immunology Tests
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| We offer a wide range of immunologic tests. These include the following: |
Tests for evaluation of hyperproteinemias and immune deficiencies:
This includes serum, body fluid and urine electrophoresis and individual
quantification of immunoglobulins.-
Tests for immune-mediated disease: This includes antinuclear antibody
(ANA) testing, rheumatoid factor (RF) testing, Coombs testing and
crossmatch (for transfusion and diagnostic purposes, i.e. mare-foal
or mare-stallion incompatibility). We also offer a lupus erythematosis
preparation, but this is only performed on CUHA patients and should
be reserved for those patients with high ANAs (> 1:160).
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| For most of our immunologic tests, serum is the required specimen.
This does not include Coombs testing and crossmatches, where EDTA
blood is also required.
Click on the highlighted tests below to learn more about the individual
tests that are offered.
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COMPONENTS |
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS |
COMMENTS |
| ANA (Anti-nuclear antibody)
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1 to 2 ml clotted blood or serum |
Dog and cat ONLY |
| Body fluid protein electrophoresis |
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2 to 3 ml fluid in red top tube
10 ml CSF minimum |
Specify fluid type. Notify the lab if the fluid is CSF
(CSF must be concentrated first) |
| Cross Match |
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3 ml EDTA blood and 10 ml clotted blood or 5 ml serum. |
Call laboratory prior to collection. Submit blood from recipient & donors. |
| Direct Coombs |
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2 to 3 ml EDTA blood |
Dog, cat, horse |
| Immunoglobulins, QUANTITATIVE |
IgA, IgG, and IgM |
2 ml clotted blood, serum or plasma (EDTA/heparin) |
Dog, cat, horse, cow |
| IgA (only) |
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2 ml clotted blood, serum or plasma (EDTA/heparin) |
Dog, cat, horse, cow |
| IgG (only) |
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2 ml clotted blood, serum or plasma (EDTA/heparin) |
Dog, cat, horse, cow, camelids |
| IgM (only) |
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2 ml clotted blood, serum or plasma (EDTA/heparin) |
Dog, cat, horse, cow |
| LE Cell Preparation |
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10 ml clotted blood |
ALL SPECIES
Not offered outside the Veterinary College |
| Mare / Foal compatibility |
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3 ml EDTA and 5 ml clotted blood or 2 ml serum |
Submit blood from both mare & foal. |
| Mare / Stallion compatibility |
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3 ml EDTA and 5 ml clotted blood or 2 ml serum |
Submit blood from both mare and stallion. (Samples from
mare should be as close as possible to foaling date). |
| Rheumatoid Factor |
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1 ml clotted blood or serum |
Dog ONLY. |
| Serum protein electrophoresis |
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2 ml clotted blood or serum |
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| Urine protein electrophoresis |
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10 to 15 ml urine minimum |
Urine must be concentrated first |
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