Test Details

• Discipline:

  Biochemistry

  Biochemistry

• Specimen Container Adult:

  Plasma from EDTA tubes. Serum SST tube for chromogranin A.

  Plasma from EDTA tubes. Serum SST tube for chromogranin A.

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  Plasma from EDTA tubes. Serum SST tube for chromogranin A.

  Plasma from EDTA tubes. Serum SST tube for chromogranin A.

• Minimum Volume Adult:

  2 x EDTA tubes, 1 x Serum SST tube

  2 x EDTA tubes, 1 x Serum SST tube

• Minimum Volume Paediatric:

  2 x EDTA tubes, 1 x Serum SST tube

  2 x EDTA tubes, 1 x Serum SST tube

• Special Requirement:

  EDTA sample: collected ON ICE, separate and freeze as soon as possible. Patient should be fasting. Store sample at -20°C.

   

  EDTA sample: collected ON ICE, separate and freeze as soon as possible. Patient should be fasting. Store sample at -20°C.

   

• Transport Requirements:

  Transport Requirements: Send sample on dry-ice

  Transport Requirements: Send sample on dry-ice

• Other Info:

  Plasma gastrin, glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide, somatostatin and vasoactive intestinal peptide are included in the ‘Gut Hormone Profile’. Place a separate request for serum Chromogranin A.

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  Plasma gastrin, glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide, somatostatin and vasoactive intestinal peptide are included in the ‘Gut Hormone Profile’. Place a separate request for serum Chromogranin A.

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• Routine Contact Name:

  Duty Biochemist

• Routine Telephone:

  Freeman: 0191 244 8889 RVI: 0191 282 9719

  Freeman: 0191 244 8889 RVI: 0191 282 9719

• Routine Email:

  nuth.dutybiochemist@nhs.net

• Specialist Test:

  Yes

  Yes

• Specialist Contact Name:

  Endocrine Lab

  Endocrine Lab

• Specialist Telephone:

  0191 282 4025

  0191 282 4025