Dysautonomia Autoimmune/Paraneo Eval DYS2

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Dysautonomia Autoimmune/Paraneo Eval

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Dysautonomia Autoimmune/Paraneo Evaluation

EPIC Order Name

Dysautonomia, Autoimmune/Paraneoplastic Evaluation

Clinical Info

Investigating autonomic symptoms that appear in the course or wake of cancer therapy and are not explainable by recurrent cancer or metastasis 
(detection of autoantibodies in this profile helps differentiate autoimmune dysautonomia from the effects of chemotherapy)

Specimen Type

Blood

Specimen Volume

Container

Container: Red top Tube preferred
                  Gold top Tube acceptable

Collection Instructions

Container: Red top Tube or Gold top tube
Specimen Volume: 4.0 mL Serum (2.5 Min Volume)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated Temperature

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
Ambient 72 hours
Frozen 28 days

Methodology

Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), Cell Binding Assay, Radioimmunoassay, Immunoblot, Western Blot

Days Performed

TAT: 9-13 Days

Performing Laboratories

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

83519

86255 x 7

PDM

255267

Result Interpretation

Forms