Case Reports Clinical Chemistry 2018 Exercise 1:Mildly Elevated hCG in a Teenager Treated With Isotretinoin (CSCC1801)

Intended Audience: Pathologists, Residents, Clinical Scientists, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants,  Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

• describe the clinical conditions associated with increased human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) concentrations in serum/plasma or urine;
• explain common analytic interferences that can lead to spurious hCG results;
• describe clinical and laboratory evaluations that can be pursued to address hCG laboratory results inconsistent with clinical findings; and
• discuss advantages and limitations of using urine vs serum/plasma specimens for hCG testing.