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Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) Antigen

Test Catalog Information

Test Catalog Synonyms
EPIC Synonyms
Cerner Primary MnemonicTissue Plasminogen Activator
EPIC Display NameTissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) Antigen
Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Tissue Plasminogen Activator Activ Assay

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Tissue Plasminogen Activator Activ Assay

EPIC Inpatient Orderable Yes
EPIC Outpatient Orderable Yes
Cerner Results TPA IMMUNO
TPA FUNCT
Clinical Info

As the primary mediator of endogenous fibrinolysis, elevated tPA levels are strongly associated with an increased risk of arterial vascular disease and have been shown to indicate risk of future myocardial infarction.

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Blue Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Blue-top (3.2% sodium citrate) tube
Specimen: 1mL citrated plasma
Transport Temperature: Frozen
 
Spin down for 10 minutes and carefully remove 2/3 of plasma using a plastic transfer pipette, being careful not to disturb cells and place in a transport tube,
 

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Tissue plasminogen activator is bound to the wells of a microtiter plate by anti-tPA monoclonal antibodies. Unbound material is washed out of the wells. Bound tPA converts a chromogenic substrate to produce color.

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

Labcorp-Esoterix

CPT

85415

PDM

5600600

Desired Epic Build Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) Antigen

Cerner Primary Mnemonic: Tissue Plasminogen Activator
PDM 5600600
Informatics - WorkgroupHematology
Synonyms *
Display Name *Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) Antigen
Order Entry Specimen Sources *
Order Entry Specimen Types
Blood
Specimen Navigator Specimen Types
Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources
Specimen Navigator Short Name
Ordering info (EPIC SmartText)As the primary mediator of endogenous fibrinolysis, elevated tPA levels are strongly associated with an increased risk of arterial vascular disease and have been shown to indicate risk of future myocardial infarction.
IP Orderable Yes
OP Orderable Yes
AOEs *

AP AOEs
Special History No
Build Comments
Filter *
Procedure Category Change
Cerner Results

Result DescResult displayResult PDM
TPA IMMUNO TPA IMMUNO 5600610
TPA FUNCT TPA FUNCT 5600605

Current Actual EPIC Build as of 10/28/2024

Procedure Id 136109
Pdm 5600600
Order Display Name Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) Antigen
Procedure Name TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR
Procedure Master Number LAB12260
Short Procedure Name TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR
Category Code 1.0
Category Code Record Name LAB BLOOD ORDERABLES
Synonyms
Clinically Active Yes
Orderable Yes
Performable Yes
Filter Genomics
Reference Link Url https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/136109
Ordering Instructions
Default Specimen Type Blood
Specimen Type Pick List Blood
Specimen Type List
Op Specimen Type List
Specimen Source Pick List Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous
Specimen Source Default - Male Blood, Venous
Specimen Source Default - Female Blood, Venous
Specimen Source List
Op Specimen Source List
Ip Lab Test Components For Report
Op Lab Test Components For Report
Order Questions []
Order Questions Record Name
Inpatient Order Questions []
Inpatient Order Questions Record Name
Order Specific Question Override
Inpatient Question Override
Location Restrict List Ip
Location Restrict List Ip Record Name
Location Restrict List Include Ip
Location Restrict List Op
Location Restrict List Op Record Name
Location Restrict List Includes Op
Edp Amb Order Specific Questions Record Name
Edp Ip Order Specific Questions Record Name
Edp Ip Specimen Source Blood, Venous Blood, Central Line Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary
Edp Op Specimen Source
Edp Ip Specimen Type Blood
Edp Op Specimen Type
Derived Edp Ip Buttons S Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous Blood, Capillary Blood, Arterial
Derived Edp Ip Buttons T Blood
Derived Edp Op Buttons S
Derived Edp Op Buttons T
Ip Orderable 1
Op Orderable 1
EPIC OP AOEs

EPIC IP AOEs

EPIC Components (results)

Component IDComponent NameBase NameCommon NameExternal NameCerner Result PDM
3047805035 TPA ANTIGEN TPAANT TPA ANTIGEN 5600610
3047805036 TPA FUNCTION TPAFUNCT TPA FUNCTION 5600605