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Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Purple Top (EDTA)
Volume: 3.0mL
Minimum Volume: 0.5mL plasma
Collection Instructions: Collect sample in pre-refrigerated blood tube and send sample on ice to Laboratory immediately.
Sample Stability
** Preferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to NUH **
| Specimen Type: | Plasma |
|---|---|
| Ambient: | Reject |
| Refrigerate: | 3 hours |
| Frozen: | 10 weeks |
Reference Interval
1.6 – 13.9 pmol/L
Reference interval was established by manufacturer on healthy adult population with plasma samples drawn between 7am to 10am.
Days and Times Performed
Monday to Friday, TAT 4 days
Methodology
Electrochemiluminescence
Service Code
31863
Update
last updated 18/04/2024
On Unacceptable condition Haemolysis > Gross
Unacceptable Condition
| Haemolysis | Gross |
|---|---|
| Icterus | NA |
| Lipaemic | NA |
| Others | Not sent in ice |
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Chemistry, 67724346
Useful For
Determining the cause of hypercortisolism and hypocortisolism