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Basic Wellness Screen with SDMA

Code
CSA710
Results
1-2 days.
Country
CA
Container
Serum in red top or serum separator tube, lavender top, urine transport tube
Specimen
0.5 mL serum, 1.0 mL EDTA whole blood, and 6.0 mL urine
Description
Superchem with SDMA, CBC, Total T4, Urinalysis, and Heartworm Antigen

The most comprehensive minimum database, total T4, heartworm antigen detection, and SDMA for glomerular filtration rate estimation (see T1035).

Interferences: T4 evaluation can be affected in a hemolyzed or moderately lipemic sample. Lipemia can falsely decrease T4 results. Lipemia can falsely elevate TSH results.

Bicarbonate

Code
T115
Results
24 hours. Performed each shift
Country
US
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube
Description
Interferences: marked hemolysis or lipemia. Serum stable for 1 hour in an ice bath prior. Due to the instability of CO2 in specimens, low levels may not be accurate. Most accurately done within minutes after drawing and on blood gas analyzer.

Bicarbonate

Code
CT115
Results
Daily. Performed each shift
Country
CA
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube
Description
Interferences: marked hemolysis or lipemia. Serum stable for 1 hour in an ice bath prior. Due to the instability of CO2 in specimens, low levels may not be accurate. Most accurately done within minutes after drawing and on blood gas analyzer.

Bile Acid Post

Code
CT223
Results
1-2 days.
Country
CA
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube
Description
Interferences: marked hemolysis or lipemia.

Note: ursodeoxycholic acid may be detected by bile acid assay, causing falsely elevated values. Feed the patient a maintenance diet meal after a 10-12 hour fast and draw a serum sample 2 hours post-feeding. Label the tube as postprandial bile acids.

Bile Acid Profile

Code
CT220
Results
1-2 days.
Country
CA
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube (fasted sample labeled "Pre") and 0.5 serum in red top or serum separator tube (2-hour post sample labeled "Post")
Description
Fasted bile acids, 2 hour post feeding bile acids

Pre and post prandial bile acids.

Interferences: marked hemolysis or lipemia. Ursodeoxycholic acid may be detected by bile acid assay, causing falsely elevated values.

Note: suggested protocol:
1. Obtain a fasting serum sample (1 mL) and label the tube "preprandial".
2. Obtain a second serum sample (1 mL) 2 hours after feeding the animal a maintenance diet and label the tube "postprandial".

Bile Acids

Code
CT225
Results
1-2 days.
Country
CA
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube
Description
Single Bile Acid

Single sample labelled as either pre or post bile acids.

Interferences: marked hemolysis or lipemia.

Note: ursodeoxycholic acid may be detected by bile acid assay, causing falsely elevated values. 1.0 mL of serum labeled either as fasted (10-12 hours fast) or post prandial (2 hours after feeding a maintenance diet meal).

Bile Acids

Code
T225
Results
1-2 days.
Country
US
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube
Description
Single sample labelled as either pre or post bile acids.

Interferences: marked hemolysis or lipemia.

Note: ursodeoxycholic acid may be detected by bile acid assay, causing falsely elevated values. 1.0 mL of serum labeled either as fasted (10-12 hours fast) or post prandial (2 hours after feeding a maintenance diet meal).

Bile Acids (Avian/Exotic)

Code
CAE260
Results
1-2 days.
Country
CA
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube
Description
Single Bile Acids, Avian/Exotic

Interferences: marked hemolysis or lipemia. Ursodeoxycholic acid may be detected by bile acid assay, causing falsely elevated values.

Bile Acids Avian/Exotic

Code
AE260
Results
1-2 days.
Country
US
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube
Description
Single Bile Acids, Avian/Exotic

Interferences: marked hemolysis or lipemia. Ursodeoxycholic acid may be detected by bile acid assay, causing falsely elevated values.

Bile Acids Pre and Post

Code
T220
Results
1-2 days.
Country
US
Specimen
0.5 mL serum in red top or serum separator tube (fasted sample labeled "Pre") and 0.5 serum in red top or serumseparator tube (2-hour post sample labeled "Post")
Description
Fasted bile acids, 2 hour post feeding bile acids

Pre and post prandial bile acids

Interferences: marked hemolysis or lipemia. Ursodeoxycholic acid may be detected by bile acid assay, causing falsely elevated values.

Note: suggested protocol:
1. Obtain a fasting serum sample (1 mL) and label the tube "preprandial".
2. Obtain a second serum sample (1 mL) 2 hours after feeding the animal a maintenance diet and label the tube "postprandial".

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COHW

Canine Occult Heartworm Multi-Test

Form 7

Equine Histopathology/Cytology

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