LabQ 2023 Clinical Laboratory: Clinical Immunology  

Faculty/Authors
ANNE E. TEBO, PHD, D(ABMLI)
DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
MAYO CLINIC
Rochester, Minnesota  

CMLE Credit: 2.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
3. Click Access to begin the course.
4. Review the Educational Activity.
5. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 05/27/2023
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

• identify clinical indications for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) testing; 

• discuss tests used in the differential evaluation of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV); 

• identify the types of immunoassays used in the detection of ANCA; 

• describe the performance characteristics of the immunoassays for detecting ANCA; and 

• explain key differences in algorithms for the evaluation of AAV.