Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) Monitoring Panel
Test Code
L500
Results:
1-2 days.
Specimen
1.0 mL serum, 0.5 mL spun AND separated serum, 1.0 mL EDTA whole blood, 1.0 mL EDTA plasma, with or without 0.5 mL citrated plasma (preferred for Fibrinogen).
Label ALL accordingly.
Test Description
Equine Chemistry with a Complete Blood Count (CBC), Fibrinogen, ACTH Endogenous (Equine), Insulin (Equine), and T4.
See L525 and T470E for additional drawing instructions.
Interferences: T4 evaluation can be affected in a hemolyzed or moderately lipemic sample. Lipemia can falsely decrease T4 results.