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This content is intended for healthcare professionals.
As the fields of laboratory medicine and diagnostic testing continue to grow at an incredible rate, the knowledge and expertise of clinical laboratory professionals is essential to ensure that patients received the highest quality and most useful laboratory tests.
AACC's Academy and Science and Practice Core Committee have developed a test utilization resource focusing on commonly misused tests in hospitals and clinics. Improper test utilization can result in poor patient outcomes and waste in the healthcare system. This important resource geared toward medical professionals recommends better tests and diagnostic practices.
Always consult your laboratory director to make sure these recommendations are appropriate for your patient population.
The content for Optimal Testing: AACC's Guide to Lab Test Utilization has been developed and approved by the AACC Academy and AACC's Science and Practice Core Committee.
72 Hour Quantitative Fecal Fat
Amylase
Anti-Gliadin Antibody Assay
Bleeding Time
CKMB
Estradiol Testing in Men
Ferritin in Pediatrics
Fetal Lung Maturity Testing
Hemoglobin A1c
High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hs-CRP)
Homocysteine
IgG Food Allergen
Lyme Disease Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Plasma Qualitative Methylated Septin 9
Prostatic Acid Phosphatase PAP PSAP
Qualitative Serum Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Reverse Triiodothyronine (rT3)
Serum Free Light Chains
Stool Reducing Sugars
T3 uptake
Testosterone Testing in Women
Total Thyroxine
Vitamin B1 or Thiamine
Vitamin B12 or Cobalamin
Vitamin D
To recommend a test of limited clinical utility or suboptimal utilization that has sufficient evidence to formulate impactful recommendations, follow this link to fill out our test recommendation form.