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Alanine Amino Transferase (ALT)
[PDF - 238 KB]
September 2011
Albumin
[PDF - 258 KB]
September 2011
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
[PDF - 231 KB]
September 2011
Apolipoprotein B
[PDF - 362 KB]
September 2011
Arsenobetaine, Arsenocholine, Trimethylarsine oxide, Monomethylarsonic acid, Dimethylarsinic acid, Arsenous (III) acid, Arsenic (V) acid, Total Arsenic
[PDF - 2.35 MB]
September 2011
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
[PDF - 229 KB]
September 2011
Bicarbonate (HCO3)
[PDF - 411 KB]
September 2011
Bilirubin
[PDF - 233 KB]
September 2011
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
[PDF - 233 KB]
September 2011
Caffeine and caffeine metabolites
[PDF - 1.3 MB]
July 2014
Chlamydia trachomatis
[PDF - 120 KB]
September 2011
Chloride
[PDF - 273 KB]
September 2011
Cholesterol
[PDF - 251 KB]
September 2011
Complete Blood Count
[PDF - 5.48 MB]
September 2011
Complex Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
[PDF - 265 KB]
September 2011
Cotinine
[PDF - 839 KB]
September 2011
C-Reactive Protein
[PDF - 314 KB]
September 2011
Creatinine
[PDF - 226 KB]
September 2011
Endomysial Antibody Assay
[PDF - 42 KB]
September 2012
Environmental Pesticides
[PDF - 603 KB]
August 2012
Environmental Phenol
[PDF - 864 KB]
August 2012
Fasting Glucose
[PDF - 223 KB]
September 2011
Ferritin
[PDF - 194 KB]
February 2012
Free Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
[PDF - 277 KB]
September 2011
Free Thyroxine (Free T4) (Collaborative Laboratory Services )
[PDF - 305 KB]
September 2011
Free Thyroxine (Free T4) (University of Washington Medical Center)
[PDF - 312 KB]
September 2011
Free Triiodothyronine, Free T3 (Collaborative Laboratory Services)
[PDF - 295 KB]
September 2011
Free Triiodothyronine, Free T3 (University of Washington Medical Center)
[PDF - 266 KB]
September 2011
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
[PDF - 265 KB]
September 2011
Glucose
[PDF - 229 KB]
September 2011
Glycohemoglobin
[PDF - 248 KB]
September 2011
HDL- Cholesterol
[PDF - 314 KB]
September 2011
Heavy Metals - Antimony, Barium, Beryllium, Cadmium, Cesium, Cobalt, Lead, Molybdenum, Platinum, Thallium, Tungsten, and Uranium
[PDF - 3.01 MB]
September 2011
Hepatitis A Antibody
[PDF - 656 KB]
September 2011
Hepatitis B Core Antibody
[PDF - 828 KB]
September 2011
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody (anti-HBs)
[PDF - 696 KB]
September 2011
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)
[PDF - 860 KB]
September 2011
Hepatitis C Antibody / Hepatitis C Confirmatory Test (Anti-HCV)
[PDF - 795 KB]
September 2011
Hepatitis C Genotype
[PDF - 296 KB]
September 2011
Hepatitis C RNA Qualitative Assay for Hepatitis C Virus
[PDF - 208 KB]
September 2011
Hepatitis D Antibody
[PDF - 96 KB]
September 2011
Hepatitis E Antibody (IgG)
[PDF - 121 KB]
January 2012
Hepatitis E Antibody (IgM)
[PDF - 119 KB]
January 2012
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 & 2
[PDF - 81 KB]
September 2011
HIV Antibody / HIV Western Blot Confirmatory Test
[PDF - 172 KB]
September 2011
HPV Serum Multiplex Luminex
[PDF - 84 KB]
December 2013
HPV Vaginal Swab Digene High Risk
[PDF - 424 KB]
November 2018
HPV Vaginal Swab Linear Array
[PDF - 846 KB]
November 2018
Human Papillomavirus - Oral Rinse
[PDF - 170 KB]
September 2011
Insulin - Elecsys 2010 Immunoassay
[PDF - 408 KB]
August 2016
Insulin - Mercodia ELISA
[PDF - 840 KB]
August 2016
Iodine & Mercury
[PDF - 769 KB]
September 2011
Iron
[PDF - 238 KB]
September 2011
Lactate Dehydrogenase
[PDF - 243 KB]
September 2011
Lead Cadmium Mercury
[PDF - 892 KB]
September 2011
Measles Antibody
[PDF - 117 KB]
September 2011
Mercury
[PDF - 571 KB]
September 2011
Monohydroxy-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
[PDF - 1.61 MB]
August 2015
Mumps Antibody
[PDF - 104 KB]
September 2011
N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide, N,Ndiethyl-3-hydroxymethylbenzamide, and 3-diethyl-carbamoyl benzoic acid
[PDF - 597 KB]
January 2016
Osmolality
[PDF - 496 KB]
September 2011
PCBs and Persistent Pesticides
[PDF - 3.21 MB]
September 2017
Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate
[PDF - 443 KB]
April 2014
Phosphorus
[PDF - 233 KB]
September 2011
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
[PDF - 2.16 MB]
September 2017
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/F) and co-planar polychlorinated biphenyls (cPCB)
[PDF - 2.9 MB]
September 2017
Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals
[PDF - 3.17 MB]
December 2011
Potassium
[PDF - 248 KB]
September 2011
PSTPOL_F method with QC charts
[PDF - 2.33 MB]
September 2017
Rubella Antibody
[PDF - 125 KB]
September 2011
Sodium
[PDF - 286 KB]
September 2011
Specific Organophosphorous Pesticides, Synthetic Pyrethroids, and Select Herbicides (Universal Pesticides)
[PDF - 999 KB]
August 2014
Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Collaborative Laboratory Services)
[PDF - 311 KB]
September 2011
Thyroglobulin Antibodies (University of Washington Medical Center)
[PDF - 335 KB]
September 2011
Thyroglobulin, (TGN) (Collaborative Laboratory Services)
[PDF - 249 KB]
September 2011
Thyroglobulin, (TGN) (University of Washington Medical Center)
[PDF - 286 KB]
September 2011
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (Collaborative Laboratory Services)
[PDF - 304 KB]
Updated April 2017
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (University of Washington Medical Center)
[PDF - 315 KB]
September 2011
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) (Collaborative Laboratory Services )
[PDF - 240 KB]
September 2011
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) (University of Washington Medical Center)
[PDF - 319 KB]
September 2011
Tissue Transglutaminase Assay (IgA)
[PDF - 42 KB]
September 2011
Total and Inorganic Mercury
[PDF - 774 KB]
September 2011
Total Calcium
[PDF - 240 KB]
September 2011
Total Cholesterol
[PDF - 341 KB]
September 2011
Total Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
[PDF - 263 KB]
September 2011
Total Protein
[PDF - 290 KB]
September 2011
Total Thyroxine, Total T4 (Collaborative Laboratory Services)
[PDF - 16 KB]
September 2011
Total Thyroxine, Total T4 (University of Washington Medical Center)
[PDF - 338 KB]
September 2011
Total Triiodothyronine, Total T3 (Collaborative Laboratory Services)
[PDF - 326 KB]
September 2011
Total Triiodothyronine, Total T3 (University of Washington Medical Center)
[PDF - 288 KB]
September 2011
Trans Fatty Acids
[PDF - 853 KB]
April 2016
Transferrin Receptor
[PDF - 191 KB]
February 2012
Triglycerides (Beckman UniCel® DxC800 Synchron)
[PDF - 266 KB]
September 2011
Triglycerides (Roche/Hitachi Modular P Chemistry Analyzer)
[PDF - 301 KB]
September 2011
Trihalomethanes/MTBE/Nitromethane
[PDF - 1.26 MB]
February 2018
Two Hour Glucose (OGTT)
[PDF - 231 KB]
September 2011
Uric Acid
[PDF - 244 KB]
September 2011
Urinary Albumin
[PDF - 491 KB]
September 2011
Urinary Creatinine
[PDF - 249 KB]
September 2011
Urinary Phthalates
[PDF - 1.28 MB]
September 2012
Urinary Phytoestrogens
[PDF - 711 KB]
January 2013
Varicella Antibody (gp)
[PDF - 85 KB]
September 2011
Varicella Antibody (whole cell)
[PDF - 88 KB]
September 2011
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal 5'-phosphate; 4-pyridoxic acid)
[PDF - 983 KB]
October 2015
Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D2, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3, and 3-epi-25-Hydroxyvitamin D3)
[PDF - 612 KB]
October 2015
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
[PDF - 2.58 MB]
April 2017
Whole Blood and Serum Folate
[PDF - 1.33 MB]
October 2011
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