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Sample requirements For adults, 5 ml of blood taken into a narrow plain gold top gel tube. Storage/transport Do not store.

Sample requirements Blood in TWO 6 mL lithium heparin tube For paediatric samples, use two paediatric lithium heparin collection tubes and collect

Sample requirements For adults only (>18years of age) , 4 mL of blood taken into an EDTA tube Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory

hours after venepuncture when collected into a fluoride-oxalate tube) Please telephone the laboratory before taking the sample For adults and children, 2 ml

For adults, 5 ml of blood taken into a narrow gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the

Sample requirements For adults, 4 ml of blood taken into an EDTA tube. Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory.

For adults, 4 ml of blood taken into an EDTA tube a Full Blood Count should also be requested.

every 3 months and thyroid and renal function every 6 months as a minimum (but check latest NICE guidelines for up to date information) For adults, 5 ml

Sample requirements For adults, 4 ml of blood taken into an EDTA tube For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube For infants, blood taken into a

Sample requirements For adults, blood taken into a plain gel tube For children, blood taken into a 3.5 mL paediatric serum tube For neonates, blood

Sample requirements If the patient is on high dose biotin therapy (>5 mg/day), collect the sample at least 8 hours after the last dose 5 ml of blood taken

This requires 5 ml urine taken into a 30mL white top Universal Storage/transport Random urine samples should be sent promptly to the laboratory

Please note: 1 mL of CSF is approximately equal to 25 drops from the Luer connector of the needle Samples from CGH are sent directly to GRH Pathology from

Millilitres (ml)

urine collected into a 3L brown bottle:- Urine magnesium:creatinine ratios can be measured in children (up to 15 years of age) for which a white top 30 mL

gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) For children, blood taken into a 3.5mL rust top tube For neonates, blood taken into a 0.8 mL

diagnosed neurosarcoidosis only (following discussion with the Duty Biochemist): request CSF ACE and CSF Protein. 1.0mL, (25 drops) CSF collected into a 30 mL

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For adults and children, all urine passed during a complete 24 hour time period, collected into a brown 3L bottle For neonates, a minimum 5 ml urine

Gentamicin 40mg/ml Injection. Maidenhead: Electronic Medicines Compendium; 2018 [accessed 02 Jan 2019].