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HPV Serum 4-Multiplex Luminex
[PDF - 77 KB]
November 2018
HPV Vaginal Swab Digene High Risk
[PDF - 269 KB]
HPV Vaginal Swab Linear Array
[PDF - 127 KB]
HPV Vaginal Swab Prototype
[PDF - 133 KB]
Lab 02 Hepatitis A Antibody
[PDF - 127 KB]
March 2008
Lab 02 Hepatitis B Core Antibody
[PDF - 147 KB]
February 2008
Lab 02 Hepatitis B Surface Antibody
[PDF - 151 KB]
February 2008
Lab 02 Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
[PDF - 198 KB]
Lab 02 Hepatitis C EIA and RIBA
[PDF - 196 KB]
Lab 02 Hepatitis D
[PDF - 153 KB]
February 2008
Lab 03 CD4+ T-Lymphocytes and CD8 T Cells
[PDF - 133 KB]
Lab 03 HIV Serum EIA and Western Blot Test
[PDF - 103 KB]
December 2018
Lab 03 Urine EIA
[PDF - 58 KB]
Lab 04 Urinary Perchlorate
[PDF - 236 KB]
August 2008
Lab 04 Volatile Organic Compounds in Blood
[PDF - 370 KB]
August 2008
Lab 04 Volatile Organic Compounds in Water
[PDF - 272 KB]
August 2008
Lab 05 Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
[PDF - 192 KB]
July 2008
Lab 06 25-Hydroxyvitamin D
[PDF - 249 KB]
October 2015
Lab 06 Acrylamide and Glycidamide
[PDF - 249 KB]
December 2008
Lab 06 Blood Lead, Cadmium and Mercury
[PDF - 279 KB]
Updated May 2017
Lab 06 Cotinine
[PDF - 320 KB]
Lab 06 Ferritin - Bio-Rad Laboratories' "QuantImmune Ferritin IRMA" Kit
[PDF - 127 KB]
Lab 06 Ferritin - Hitachi 912
[PDF - 149 KB]
Lab 06 Heavy Metals
[PDF - 337 KB]
Lab 06 Homocysteine
[PDF - 180 KB]
Lab 06 Inorganic Mercury
[PDF - 277 KB]
Lab 06 Methylmalonic Acid
[PDF - 221 KB]
Lab 06 RBC Folate, Serum Folate, and Vitamin 12
[PDF - 237 KB]
Lab 06 Speciated Arsenic
[PDF - 757 KB]
December 2018
Lab 06 Total Arsenic
[PDF - 238 KB]
Lab 06 Transferrin Receptor
[PDF - 137 KB]
Lab 06 Urinary Iodine
[PDF - 282 KB]
Lab 06 Urinary Mercury
[PDF - 178 KB]
Lab 06 Urinary Phytoestrogens
[PDF - 290 KB]
Updated August 2009
Lab 06 Vitamin C
[PDF - 290 KB]
Lab 09 Herpes Simplex Virus 1 & 2
[PDF - 127 KB]
Lab 10 Glycohemoglobin
[PDF - 181 KB]
Lab 10AM C-Peptide
[PDF - 203 KB]
Lab 10AM Insulin
[PDF - 183 KB]
Lab 10AM Plasma Glucose
[PDF - 185 KB]
Lab 11 Bone Alkaline Phosphatase
[PDF - 790 KB]
Lab 11 C-Reactive Protein
[PDF - 163 KB]
Lab 11 Free Prostate-Specific Antigen
[PDF - 166 KB]
Lab 11 Parathyroid Hormone
[PDF - 456 KB]
Lab 11 Total Prostate-Specific Antigen
[PDF - 159 KB]
Lab 13 Total Cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol,Triglycerides, and LDL-Cholesterol
[PDF - 203 KB]
Lab 16 Creatinine
[PDF - 153 KB]
Lab 16 Urine Albumin
[PDF - 174 KB]
Lab 17 Toxoplasma IgG antibodies
[PDF - 147 KB]
Lab 17 Toxoplasma IgM antiobodies
[PDF - 140 KB]
Lab 19 Measles, Rubella, and Varicella
[PDF - 212 KB]
Lab 20 Lead Dust
[PDF - 132 KB]
Lab 24 Environmental Pesticides
[PDF - 270 KB]
September 2009
Lab 24 Environmental Phenols
[PDF - 264 KB]
Lab 24 Polyfluorinated Compounds
[PDF - 446 KB]
Lab 24 Urinary Phthalates
[PDF - 402 KB]
Lab 25 Complete Blood Count
[PDF - 436 KB]
Lab 26 Urinary Organophosphate Pesticides
[PDF - 252 KB]
June 2009
Lab 26 Urinary Other Organophosphates
[PDF - 161 KB]
December 2009
Lab 26 Urinary Phenolic Metabolites of Pesticides
[PDF - 188 KB]
December 2009
Lab 28 Dioxins (PCDDs, PCDFs, cPCBs and ortho-substituted PCBs)
[PDF - 420 KB]
April 2008
Lab 28 PCBs and Persistent Pesticides
[PDF - 926 KB]
April 2008
Lab 28 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
[PDF - 500 KB]
Lab 31 Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
[PDF - 239 KB]
Updated July 2009
Lab 34 Bacterial Vaginosis
[PDF - 66 KB]
Lab 34 Trichomonas
[PDF - 79 KB]
Lab 35 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
[PDF - 89 KB]
Lab 36 Syphillis IgG
[PDF - 181 KB]
Lab 36 Syphillis Rapid Plasma Reagin
[PDF - 192 KB]
Lab 36 Syphillis Serodia Treponema
[PDF - 136 KB]
Lab 39 Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin
[PDF - 224 KB]
Lab 39 Selenium
[PDF - 186 KB]
February 2008
Lab 40 Alanine Amino Transferase
[PDF - 99 KB]
Lab 40 Albumin
[PDF - 110 KB]
Lab 40 Alkalin Phosphatase
[PDF - 117 KB]
Lab 40 Aspartate Aminotransferase
[PDF - 120 KB]
Lab 40 Bicarbonate
[PDF - 111 KB]
Lab 40 Bilirubin
[PDF - 109 KB]
Lab 40 Blood Urea Nitrogen
[PDF - 112 KB]
Lab 40 Calcium
[PDF - 117 KB]
Lab 40 Chloride
[PDF - 109 KB]
Lab 40 Cholesterol
[PDF - 106 KB]
Lab 40 Creatinine
[PDF - 110 KB]
Lab 40 Gamma Glutanyl Transferase Sum
[PDF - 111 KB]
Lab 40 Glucose Serum
[PDF - 104 KB]
Lab 40 Iron, Frozen Serum
[PDF - 98 KB]
Lab 40 Lactate Dehydrogenase
[PDF - 106 KB]
Lab 40 Phosphorus
[PDF - 108 KB]
Lab 40 Potassium
[PDF - 106 KB]
Lab 40 SMAC iron
[PDF - 109 KB]
Lab 40 Sodium
[PDF - 106 KB]
Lab 40 TIBC
[PDF - 87 KB]
Lab 40 Total Protein
[PDF - 107 KB]
Lab 40 Triglycerides
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Lab 40 Uric Acid
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Lab 43 Vitamin B6
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Lab 45 Vitamin A, E and Carotenoids
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