Mitochondrial Antibody
(AMA)

Sample type:

serum

Uses:

ordered to help diagnose primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC).

Precaution :

Patient Preparation:

Make sure you tell your doctor about all medicines, drugs, or supplements you take prior to the test. That includes any nonprescription or illegal substances. All substances can affect your results.

sample collection:

A blood sample drawn from a vein for testing

Interfering factor :

1. Patient indications to medicines, drugs, or supplements includes any nonprescription or illegal substances. All substances can affect the results.

2. Plasma. Contaminated, hemolyzed, grossly icteric, or severely lipemic specimens.

Pre - analytical errors:

1/Patient indications to medicines, drugs, or supplements includes any nonprescription or illegal substances. All substances can affect the results.

2/ Plasma. Contaminated, hemolyzed, grossly icteric, or severely lipemic specimens.

Corrective action :

1/The patient should be asked about the medication he is taking.

2/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 values:

• 20.0 Units or less (Negative)

• 20.1-24.9 Units (Equivocal)

• 25.0 Units or greater (Positive)