Code Test Description * Indicates send out test   * S16730 Selenium   Specimen 1 LT, heparinized whole blood or 1 ml serum 2 g liver or kidney   Method Atomic absorption   Schedule 7–10 working days   Comments Send on cold pack.   T195 Sodium   Specimen 1 ml serum   Method ISE   Schedule Daily   T200 Sodium and Potassium   Specimen 1 ml serum   Method ISE   Schedule Daily   T250 Sorbitol Dehydrogenase (SDH)   Specimen 1 ml serum (frozen)   Method Colorimetric   Schedule 1–2 working days   Indication Used as a liver-specific test to determine if an elevated AST (SGOT) is of liver of skeletal origin (SDH is not elevated by muscle injury); used in place of ALT (SGPT), partiularly in large animals, to determine the presence of hepatocellular injury.   Interpretive   Guidelines Increased with acute liver insult.   Comments Should be received by lab within 8 to 12 hours of draw. Separate serum and freeze.   * S16735 Stone Analysis (Crystallograhy)   Specimen Stone or urethral plug   Method Crystallography   Schedule 3–5 working days   Indication To determine the composition of urinary calculi.   * S16745 Strychnine   Specimen 20 ml stomach contents or meat/dog food 20 ml urine   Method TLC/HPLC   Schedule 10–14 working days   Indication To detect toxicity.   Interpretive   Guidelines Interpretation provided with results.   Comments Keep cold and send on ice packs.   T480 T3   Specimen 1 ml serum   Method RIA   Schedule 1–2 working days   Indication Evaluation of thyroid status.   T485 T3 Autoantibody   Specimen 1 ml serum   Method RIA   Schedule 1–3 working days   Indication Investigation of Autoimmune Thyroiditis.   Interpretive   Guidelines an increased T3 autoantibody test suggests the presence of Autoimmune Thyroiditis. Please send comments to the webmaster. ©1997-2008 Antech Diagnostics, Inc. Site design and maintenance by amesDesign.