INTRINSIC FACTOR BLOCKING ANTIBODY, SERUM
Marquette General Health System
Alpha Code |
INT | |
MGH LIS Test No |
581 | |
Schedule |
Monday through Friday | |
Testing Time |
2 days | |
Testing Lab |
Mayo Labs | |
QORR Test Code |
INT | |
Type |
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Volume |
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Temperature |
Frozen | |
Preservative |
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Collection Info |
Draw blood in either a plain, red-top tube or an SST tube. Spin down and send 1.0 mL of serum either refrigerated (keep specimen cool with frozen coolant) or frozen in plastic vial on dry ice. PRECAUTIONS: This test should not be ordered in patients who have received a radioisotope (either diagnostically or therapeutically), or a vitamin B12 injection within the previous week. |
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Clinical Utilities CPT Codes Reference Range
86340
Negative (reported as positive, negative, or indeterminate)
Positive in 50% of persons with pernicious anemia. False-positive
results are rare.
Component Information
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