Test Details

• Discipline:

  Immunology

  Immunology

• Specimen Container Adult:

  Whole Blood in preservative free heparin + normal control

  Whole Blood in preservative free heparin + normal control

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  Whole Blood in preservative free heparin + normal control

  Whole Blood in preservative free heparin + normal control

• Minimum Volume Adult:

  5 ml + 5 ml Control

  5 ml + 5 ml Control

• Minimum Volume Paediatric:

  5 ml + 5 ml Control

  5 ml + 5 ml Control

• Special Requirement:

  The requesting clinician must arrange for a control sample from a healthy volunteer to arrive at the same time as the patient's sample (please label 'control'). Samples should ideally be tested as ...

  The requesting clinician must arrange for a control sample from a healthy volunteer to arrive at the same time as the patient's sample (please label 'control'). Samples should ideally be tested as fresh as possible. Keep at room temperature at all times. Samples should arrive in the laboratory no later than 12:00 to be processed the same day.

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• Transport Requirements:

  Please sent to Flow Cytometry, Blood Sciences Lab, RVI.

  Please sent to Flow Cytometry, Blood Sciences Lab, RVI.

• Freq Analysis:

  As required

  As required

• Add On Test:

  Use the contact details below to discuss if an add-on is required

  Use the contact details below to discuss if an add-on is required

• Interpretation:

  None

  None

• Reference Ranges:

  Normal Result: Normal

  Normal Result: Normal

• Other Info:

  This test is only available by prior arrangement with the laboratory (Ext: 25078) and discussion with a clinical immunologist (paediatric or adult). Samples should ideally be tested as fresh as pos...

  This test is only available by prior arrangement with the laboratory (Ext: 25078) and discussion with a clinical immunologist (paediatric or adult). Samples should ideally be tested as fresh as possible. Keep at room temperature at all times. Samples should arrive in the laboratory no later than 12:00 to be processed the same day.

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• Routine Contact Name:

  Flow Cytometry Lab

• Routine Telephone:

  0191 282 5078

  0191 282 5078

• Routine Email:

  nuth.FlowCytometryLab@nhs.net