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Please list the tests of particular interest so that some priority can be given to analysis if plasma volumes are small.
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Blood tests are taken to check for inflammation. However, these tests are not specific for TA.
For adults, 5 ml of blood taken using a plastic syringe into a narrow gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit).
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Tests are performed at PRU, Sheffield Northern General Hospital. Sample Requirements Clotted blood.
Reference ranges 35 - 50 g/L Further information To learn more about albumin, visit Lab Tests Online. Page last updated 10/02/2015
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Greater than 1 year old: 73 - 210 nmol/L Unit conversion factor: µg/L x 18.2 nmol/L Further information To learn more about trace elements visit Lab Tests
Chemical Pathology Notes The porphyrias are a group of rare inherited or acquired disorders in which a deficiency in one of the enzymes involved in porphyrin
Collect 10–30 mL of a first catch urine sample (a minimum of 5 mL urine is required).
Sample requirements 5 ml of blood taken into a narrow plain gold top gel tube.
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