Liver kidney microsomal Antibody
(LKM-1)

Sample type:

serum

Uses:

Evaluation of patients with liver disease of unknown etiology Evaluation of patients with suspected autoimmune hepatitis

Precaution :

Patient Preparation:

no test preparation is needed.

sample collection:

A blood sample drawn from a vein for testing

Interfering factor :

Hemolysed, icteric, lipemic or microbially contaminated sera or plasma are not recommended for testing

Pre - analytical errors:

Contaminated, heat-inactivated, grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, or severely icteric specimens.

Corrective action :

Proper sample collection and handling

Post analytical errors:

1- Writing wrong name in the report

2- Writing a wrong result in the report

The corrective action

1/Make sure you write the correct name in the report or use codes that contain all patient data .

2/If the report is not delivered to the patient and this error is discovered the correct result must be written, but if the report is delivered to the patient must communicate with him and tell him that an error has occurred and replace with the correct report

Reference ranges:

< or =20.0 Units (negative)

20.1-24.9 Units (equivocal)

> or =25.0 Units (positive)

Reference values apply to all ages.