Hormonalle’s Essential Vitamins Panel simultaneously measures serum concentrations of Vitamin D (25-OH VitD), Vitamin B12, and Folic Acid, providing a comprehensive view of the patient’s nutritional and metabolic status.

Indications:

• • Weight loss, lethargy, or suspected nutritional deficiency

  • Patients over the age of 5

  • Animals with chronic inflammatory diseases (dermatitis, IBD, cancer)

  • Long-term use of corticosteroids or NSAIDs

SAMPLE / SPECIES

• Sample type: Serum
• Species: Canine and Feline
• Optimal volume: 1.0 mL
• Minimum volume: 0.5 mL
• Shipping container: Tube with a red or yellow cap, without a gel separator
• Fasting: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Rejection Criteria: Hemolyzed or lipemic samples, or samples with insufficient volume

Shipping
Follow the step-by-step instructions in our Pocket Guide.

Vitamin deficiencies can impair essential metabolic functions, affecting immunity, energy metabolism, neurological health, and tissue integrity. The panel is recommended for both screening and therapeutic monitoring in patients receiving supplementation.

The Comprehensive Wellness Panel expands the nutritional assessment by including, in addition to Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, and Folic Acid, a measurement of serum magnesium, an essential mineral for neuromuscular balance, enzymatic function, and general homeostasis.

Indications:

• Comprehensive monitoring of geriatric patients

• Assessment of metabolic and inflammatory diseases

• Investigation of cases of weakness, seizures, or neuromuscular disorders

• Nutritional monitoring of patients on home-prepared or therapeutic diets

• Sample type: Serum
• Species: Canine and Feline
• Recommended volume: 2.0 mL
• Minimum volume: 0.5 mL
• Shipping container: Tube with a red or yellow cap, without a gel separator
• Fasting: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Rejection Criteria: Hemolyzed or lipemic samples, or samples with insufficient volume

Shipping
Follow the step-by-step instructions in our Pocket Guide.

It allows for a more comprehensive assessment of nutritional status by evaluating water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins as well as minerals. It aids in the differential diagnosis of metabolic disorders and in monitoring individualized supplementation.

Test description: Serum Vitamin A (retinol) measurement to assess nutritional status and investigate disorders related to deficiency or excess.

Comments: Recommended for the evaluation of dermatological, immunological, reproductive, and growth abnormalities. It can aid in the investigation of intestinal malabsorption syndromes, liver diseases, and unbalanced diets.

Hypervitaminosis A should also be considered in patients receiving long-term supplementation.

• Sample type: Serum
• Species: Canine, Feline, Equine
• Recommended volume: 0.7 mL
• Minimum volume: 0.5 mL
• Container: Tube with a red or yellow cap
• Rejection Criteria:
  Severe hemolysis, marked lipemia, prolonged exposure to light, or insufficient volume

Important note:
The sample must be protected from light and kept refrigerated until shipment.

Test description: Serum vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) measurement to assess the patient’s antioxidant and nutritional status.

Comments: Recommended for the investigation of neuromuscular disorders, inflammatory diseases, intestinal malabsorption syndromes, and conditions associated with oxidative stress.

Low levels may be related to liver, pancreatic, and intestinal diseases, while high levels are generally associated with supplementation.

• Sample type: Serum
• Species: Canine, Feline, Equine
• Recommended volume: 0.7 mL
• Minimum volume: 0.5 mL
• Container: Tube with a red or yellow cap
• Rejection Criteria: Severe hemolysis, marked lipemia, prolonged exposure to light, or insufficient volume

Important note:
The sample must be protected from light and kept refrigerated until shipment.