Test Details

• Discipline:

  Biochemistry

  Biochemistry

• Specimen Container Adult:

  EDTA whole blood

  EDTA whole blood

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  EDTA whole blood

   

  EDTA whole blood

   

• Minimum Volume Adult:

  5 mL blood

  5 mL blood

• Minimum Volume Paediatric:

  5 mL blood

  5 mL blood

• Special Requirement:

  Send ASAP to metabolic lab, RVI.  Do not send on Thursday afternoon, Friday or at weekends/bank holidays.

  Send ASAP to metabolic lab, RVI.  Do not send on Thursday afternoon, Friday or at weekends/bank holidays.

• Sample Stability:

  Store at 4°C

  Store at 4°C

• Transport Requirements:

  First class post

   

  First class post

   

• 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