Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Serum Protein Electrophoresis with Reflex Build info

Synonyms

  • PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, SERUM
  • SPE
  • SPEP
  • LAB119

Procedure Name

PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS, SERUM

Procedure Master Number

LAB119

Procedure ID

886

Clinical Info

Aids in the management of patients with monoclonal gammopathies. Use to detect and quantify serum monoclonal protein. Immunofixation is performed if patterns observed in protein electrophoresis are monoclonal or suspicious.

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of serum

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Unacceptable Room Temperature
10 Days Refrigerated
30 Days Frozen

Methodology

Capillary Electrophoresis

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

84165

PDM

 5300265

Only Orderable at Locations:
  • Phelps Memorial Hospital
  • Staten Island University Hospital North
  • Staten Island University Hospital Princes Bay
  • Plainview Hospital
  • Syosset Hospital
  • Huntington Hospital
  • South Shore University Hospital
  • Glen Cove Hospital
  • Lenox Hill Hospital
  • Mather Hospital
  • Northern Westchester Hospital
  • North Shore University Hospital
  • Peconic Bay Medical Center
  • South Oaks Hospital

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
TOTAL PROTEIN PROT PROTEIN TOTAL Total Protein
TOTAL PROTEIN, SPE TOTALPROTSP TOTAL PROTEIN, SPE Total Protein, SPE
ALBUMIN, SPE ALBUMINSPE ALBUMIN SPE Albumin, SPE
ALPHA 1 GLOBULIN FRACTION ALPHA1 ALPHA 1 Alpha 1 Globulin Fraction
ALPHA 2 GLOBULIN FRACTION ALPHA2 ALPHA 2 Alpha 2 Globulin Fraction
BETA GLOBULIN FRACTION BETAGLOB BETA GLOBULIN Beta Globulin Fraction
GAMMA GLOBULIN FRACTION BETA2 GAMMA GLOBULIN Gamma Globulin Fraction
M-SPIKE MSPIKE M SPIKE M-Spike
SERUM PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS INTERP SPEP SPEP INTERP SPE Interpreation
% ALBUMIN SPE PCTALBUR PCT ALBUMIN % Albumin, SPE
% ALPHA 1 SPE ALPHA1PCT ALPHA 1 PCT % Alpha 1 Globulin Fraction, SPE
% ALPHA 2 SPE ALPHA2PCT ALPHA 2 PCT % Alpha 2 Globulin Fraction, SPE
% GAMMA SPE GAMMAPCT GAMMA PCT % Gamma Globulin Fraction, SPE
% BETA SPE BETAPCT BETA PCT % Beta Globulin Fraction, SPE
ALBUMIN/GLOBULIN SPE AGRATIO A G RATIO Albumin/Globulin Ratio
% M SPIKE MSPIKEPCT M SPIKE PCT % M-Spike, SPE

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