Preanalytics: 8 hours at 18-25 °C 4 days at 2-8 °C 24 weeks at (-20) ° C
Indication:
Measures the free bioavailable vitamin D. This provides a more accurate assessment of vitamin D status in during pregnancy, in patients suffering from liver and renal disease and in intensive care.
Preanalytics: 8 hours at 18-25 °C 4 days at 2-8 °C 24 weeks at (-20) ° C Patients receiving high doses of biotin (> 5 mg / day) should be sampled at least 8 hours after the last application, as high levels of biotin may interfere with the test system.
Preanalytics: 3 days at 2-8 °C longer storage: freeze at (-20) ° C
Indication:
indicator for smoking cessation therapy This laboratory test is not analyzed alone but only in combination with a request for a profile (Tobacco alkaloids)
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4-Hydroxy-Estrone
Material: second morning urine (with stabilizer)
Method: LCMS
Test will be performed upon request
External service: *
Preanalytics: 3 days with stabilizer
Indication:
Suspicion of oestrogen metabolic disorder This laboratory test will be performed only as part of a profile (Estrogen metabolite).
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4-Methoxy-Estrone
Material: second morning urine (with stabilizer)
Method: LCMS
Test will be performed upon request
External service: *
Preanalytics: 3 days with stabilizer
Indication:
Suspicion of abnormal oestrogen metabolism. This laboratory test will be performed only as part of a profile (Estrogen metabolite).
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5-hydroxyindolacetic acid
Synonyms: 5- HIAA
Material: Spontaneous urine
Method: HPLC
Once per week
Accredited:
Preanalytics: Stable 2 weeks at -20°C in the dark, to avoid bacterial growth the pH must be 3.5-4. The following foodstuffs should be avoided 3-4 days prior to collecting the urine sample: coffee, tea, alcohol, nicotine, pineapples, avocado, eggplants, bananas, blueberries, kiwis, melons, mirabelles, redcurrants, walnuts, plums. Following drugs can impact the test results: salicylic acid, paracetamol, mephenesin, methocarbamol, phenothiazine, levodopa. With the consent of the physician, the treatment should be interrupted 3 days prior the collection of the urine sample.
Preanalytics: Stable 2 weeks at -20°C in the dark, to avoid bacterial growth the pH must be 3.5-4. The following foodstuffs should be avoided 3-4 days prior to collecting the urine sample: coffee, tea, alcohol, nicotine, pineapples, avocado, eggplants, bananas, blueberries, kiwis, melons, mirabelles, redcurrants, walnuts, plums. Following drugs can impact the test results: salicylic acid, paracetamol, mephenesin, methocarbamol, phenothiazine, levodopa. With the consent of the physician, the treatment with these drugs should be interrrupted 3 days prior the collection of the urine sample.
Accounting rules of the CNS: not to be cumulated with Alkaline phosphatase
Material: Serum
Method: enzymatic assay
Once per week
External service: *
Preanalytics: Room temperatur 1 day 4-8°C 4 days -20°C 12 month
Indication:
marker of lymphocyte differentiation
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5-OH-Tryptophan
Synonyms: 5-HTP
Material: EDTA Plasma
Method: LC-MS
Test will be performed upon request
External service: *
Preanalytics: 2-8°C 2 days -20°C 1 month
Indication:
Suspicion of metabolic disease, disease of the nervous system, disturbance of the immune system, cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disorders
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6-Monoacetylmorphine
Synonyms: 6-monoacetylmorphine, metabolite of heroine
Material: Urine
Method: LC-MS
2 times per week
Accredited:
Preanalytics: 5 days at 2-8 °C > 5 days at (-15) - (-25) °C
Indication:
This analysis can only be requested in the context of the collective analysis "Opiates" or the complete profile "Drugs of abuse & narcotics screening".
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7-Aminoflunitrazepam
Synonyms: Metabolite of flunitrazepam
Material: Urine
Method: LC-MS
2 times per week
Accredited:
Preanalytics: 5 days at 2-8 °C > 5 days at (-15) - (-25) °C
Indication:
This analysis can only be requested in the context of the collective analysis "Benzodiazepines" or the complete profile "Drugs of abuse & narcotics screening".
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8-OH-Desoxyguanosine (Urine)
Synonyms: 8-hydroxy-2-desoxy Guanosine, 8OHDG,
Material: Urine
Method: ELISA
2 times per week
External service: *
Preanalytics: 24 hours at 4-8°C longer storage at -20 °C
Indication:
Oxidative stress
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?-Linolenic acid (from erythrocytes)
Material: EDTA blood
Method: GCMS
Once per week
Preanalytics: 2-8°C 3 days
Indication:
This analysis is only performed as part of a request for the fatty acid profile.
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Acetic acid (stool)
Synonyms: SCFA
Material: Stool
Method: GCMS
Once every 2 weeks
External service: *
Preanalytics: 14 days at 2 - 8°C
Indication:
Intestinal bacterial overgrowth This laboratory test will be performed only as part of a profile (short-chain fatty acids)
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Acetic acid % of straight-chain fatty acids (stool)
Synonyms: SCFA
Material: Stool
Method: GCMS
Once every 2 weeks
External service: *
Preanalytics: 14 days at 2 - 8°C
Indication:
Intestinal bacterial overgrowth This laboratory test will be performed only as part of a profile (short-chain fatty acids).