Test Code FT3 Free Triiodothyronine (FT3)
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SSTII)
Volume: 5.0mL
Minimum Volume: 0.5mL serum
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes and centrifuge within 2 hours
Sample Stability
** Preferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to NUH **
Specimen Type: | Serum |
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Ambient: | Send the sample to the laboratory immediately |
Refrigerate: | 6 days |
Frozen: | 1 month |
Reference Interval
2.4-6.0 pmol/L
Days and Times Performed
24 hours, TAT 1 day
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Service Code
31627
Update
Last updated 16/05/2024
Updated on Methodology.
Unacceptable Condition
Haemolysis | NA |
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Icterus | NA |
Lipaemic | NA |
Others | NA |
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Chemistry, 67724346
Useful For
Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.