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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
Sample requirements For adults, 4 ml of blood taken into an EDTA tube. Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory.
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
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, 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)
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
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
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
U/ml
Sample requirements For adults, 5 ml of blood taken into a narrow gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) sent immediately (less than 1 hour) to
Sample Requirements 6 mL EDTA tube Required Information Sample and request form must be labelled correctly with 4 points of patient identification