Test directory: MS Panel 2, Complete

Ordering Code83
Test NameMS Panel 2, Complete
Preferred SpecimenSerum and Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Preferred ContainerSST (Gold) and Cerebral Spinal Fluid Kit Tubes
Optimum Volume4 mL Serum and 3 mL CSF
Collection InstructionsDraw 2 SSTs and obtain 3 mL of CSF
Collection date and time must be the same for both specimens. CSF must be crystalline clear.
Handling InstructionsIf CSF is bloody, then centrifuge & aliquot prior to freezing
Serum: Separate and freeze IMMEDIATELY.
Transport RequirementsOahu: Frozen
Airline: Frozen
Specimen StabilityAmbient: 8 Hours
Refrigerated: 7 Days
Frozen: 21 Days
Rejection CriteriaAmbient, Hemolyzed, Xanthrochromia
Avail. StatNO
Analytic Time10 Days
MethodologyIsoelectric Focusing (IEF), Nephelometry,
Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
Reference Lab Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of November 21, 2024.
ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
Oligoclonal Bands, CSFALLSee report.
Myelin Basic ProteinALLSee report.
Synthesis Rate IgG, CSFALLSee report.
IgG Index, CSFALLSee report.
Albumin, CSFALLSee report.
IgG, CSFALLSee report.
IgG, SerumALLSee report.
Albumin, SerumALLSee report.