PROSTATE – SPECIFIC ANTIGEN(PSA), FREE
| PSA exists in serum in complexed and unbound form (free PSA). Higher total PSA levels with lower percentage of free PSA are associated with high risk of Prostate cancer |
Pre-test Information : Do not draw sample within 7 days of Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) or Rectal Prostatic Ultrasonography |
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Report Delivery : Same Day |
PROSTATE – SPECIFIC ANTIGEN(PSA), FREE
| Test Code | P-42 |
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| Test Description | **PROSTATE – SPECIFIC ANTIGEN(PSA), FREE |
| Clinical Category | CANCER |
| Sample | 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum |
| Method/Technology | Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay |
| Storage/Temp | |
| Reporting Time | DAILY |