Casandra
Casandra Test Code LC13508Version 1 (DRAFT)
Performing Lab
Lab LabcorpLab Test ID 039438
Gastrin, Four Specimens
Also known as: Folates RBC (With Hct)
Clinical Use
Order TestUse
Detect folate deficiency; monitor therapy with folate; evaluate megaloblastic and macrocytic anemia
Special Instructions
Not provided.
Limitations
Folate assays of samples from patients receiving therapy with certain pharmaceuticals (eg, methotrexate or leucovorin), are contraindicated because of the cross-reactivity of folate binding protein with these compounds.1
Test Details
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA)
Biomarkers
Targets not provided.
LOINC Codes
Order Codes
- 2283-0
Result Codes
- 2282-2
- 4544-3
- 2283-0
- 59831-8
- 46963-5
- 59832-6
- 16152-1
- 16153-9
Result Turnaround Time
1-2 days
Related Documents
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Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Unknown
Volume
Not provided
Minimum Volume
Not provided
Patient Preparation
Verify that the patient has not had vitamins containing folic acid during the previous three to five days; if so, consult physician.
Causes for Rejection
No frozen whole blood; transport tubes with whole blood for the hematocrit portion