Laboratory: | Clinical Biochemistry | ||||
Test Name: |
CAH COMPREHENSIVE PROFILE (6) - (S)
Test Code:
MIS8
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Clinical Information: |
THIS TEST IS NOT MEANT TO BE A SCREENING FOR CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA (CAH). IT IS TO BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING INDICATIONS UNDER THE DIRECTIONS OF ENDOCRINOLOGIST:
1. Ambiguous genitalia or unexplainable electrolyte results in infancy 2. Premature sexual development in older children 3. Hirsutism and irregular menses in adult females No special patient preparation required. |
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Collection Devices: |
Serum gel tube is not acceptable.
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Specimen Required: |
Serum: 3.5 mL
Pediatric Serum: 2.0 mL
Note: Minimum volume for pediatric samples only. Minimum volume does not allow for repeat analysis. |
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Referral: |
Serum: 3.5 mL
Pediatric Serum: 2.0 mL
Serum collected WITHOUT separator gel in aliquot tube shipped in on ice.
Adult: minimum 3.5 mL Pediatric : minimum 2.0 mL Store and ship serum frozen. Spin down and separate serum within 1 hour of collection. |
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Requisition: | |||||
Reference Values: |
Method of Analysis: High Pressure Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS-MS)
Reference values for age and gender will be given with report. Complete details of the reference values are available at https://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/75305 |
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Availability: |
Within 2 Weeks
Ordering restricted to endocrinologists - authorized physicians only
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See Also: | |||||
More Information: |
Store and send frozen to HSC Clinical Chemistry MS5. Specimen is referred to Mayo Medical Laboratories for analysis. Test ID: FFCAH
Spin down and separate serum within 1 hour of collection. References: 1. Speiser PW, Azziz R, Baskin LS, Ghizzoni L, Hensle TW, Merke DP, Meyer-Bahlburg HF, Miller WL, Montori VM, Oberfield SE, Ritzen M, White PC, Endocrine Society. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010; 95(9): 4133-60. 2. Lambert SM, Vilain EJ, Kolon TF. A practical approach to ambiguous genitalia in the newborn period. Urol Clin North Am. 2010; 37(2): 195-205. 3. Antal Z, Zhou P. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: diagnosis, evaluation, and management. Pediatr Rev. 2009; 30(7): e49-57. 4. Witchel SF. Nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2012; 19(3): 151-8. |