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  Code Test Description
* Indicates send out test
  L070 Equine Inflammatory Panel
  Tests Plasma Protein
CBC
Fibrinogen
  Specimen 1 BT and 1 LT
  Schedule Daily
  L370 Prepurchase and Insurance Panel
  Tests Complete Equine Screen
CBC
Fibrinogen
Urinalysis
General Drug and Toxicology Screen
  Specimen 10 ml serum, 1 BT, 1 LT and 10 ml urine
  Schedule 7–10 days
  *S17500 Equine Viral Encephalitis Panel
  Tests Equine Encephalitis Eastern
Equine Encephalitis Western
Equine Encephalitis Venezuelan
West Nile virus Ab - SN
EHV-I Ab
  Specimen 3 ml serum
  Schedule 10–14 days
  Indication Measures antibody titers to agents generally associated with equine viral meningoencephalitis
  L390 Comprehensive Encephalitis Panel
  Tests Basic Equine Screen
CBC
Fibrinogen
Equine Encephalitis Eastern, Western and Venezuelan
West Nile virus Ab - SN
EHV-I Ab
S. neurona SAG1 Ab (serum and CSF)
EPM SAG1 Antibody Index (serum and CSF)
   (S. neurona Ag PCR is available only on
   CSF SAG1 positive samples by
   requesting test code S17507)
CSF electrophoresis + Interpretation
  Specimen 4 ml serum (RT), 1 BT, 1 LT and 2 ml CSF
  Schedule 7–10 days
  Comments CSF analysis including Microprotein and Interpretation (CSF) is also recommended with this panel. Please send in an additional or split CSF sample in a LT with the Equine Pathology Form 7.
  L400 Rhodococcus Equi Panel
  Tests CBC
Fibrinogen
Transtracheal wash aerobic culture and sensitivity
Rhodococcus equi Ab
  Specimen 1 ml serum, 1 BT, 1 LT, and transtracheal wash fluid in a RT and/or LT
  Schedule 1–4 days
  Comments Transtracheal wash cytology (TTW) is also recommended with this panel. Please send in an additional or split transtracheal wash fluid in a LT with the Equine Pathology Form 7.
  L410 Respiratory Disease Panel
  Tests Basic Equine Screen
CBC
Fibrinogen
Transtracheal wash aerobic culture and sensitivity
Rhodococcus equi Ab
EHV-I Ab
  Specimen 3 ml serum, 1 BT, 1 LT, and transtracheal wash fluid in RT and/or LT
  Schedule 1–4 days
  Comments Transtracheal wash cytology (TTW) is also recommended with this panel. Please send in an additional or split transtracheal wash fluid in a LT with the Equine Pathology Form 7.
  T420 Chronic Diarrhea Panel
  Tests Complete Equine Screen
CBC
Fibrinogen
Complete Stool Workup including:
   Fecal Culture
      (including screening for pathogenic
      E. coli, E. coli serotyping;
      Salmonella sp./Shigella sp.)
   Rotavirus Ag
   Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin assay
  Specimen 2 ml serum, 1 BT, 1 LT, 2–5 grams feces and Copan swab
  Schedule 1–10 days
  L430 Tick Borne Disease Panel II
  Tests Anaplasma phagocytophylium Ab
Neorickettsia risticii Ab
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Ab (Equine)
Lyme Ab (Equine)
  Specimen 3 ml serum
  Schedule 3–5 days
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