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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
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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
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].
Data shows that the rates at GRH (1500 ml or above) have reduced and are sometimes below or in line with the national average.
Sample requirements For adults, 4 ml of blood taken into an EDTA tube a Full Blood Count should also be requested.
Sample requirements For adults, 5 ml of blood taken into a narrow plain gold top gel tube. Storage/transport Do not store.
Sample requirements EDTA tube - 6mL - preferred tube 4 mL EDTA tube -for young children or older children who are difficult to bleed
Reinforcing doses of vaccine should be given if serology indicates that antibody levels are below a protective antibody titre of at least 0.5 IU/mL (WHO
Sample requirements For adults, 5 ml of blood taken into a 5mL gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) For children, blood taken into a 3.5mL rust
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abnormal or changing the levels should be monitored more frequently (every 2 days) Sample requirements Samples must NOT be taken via lines For adults 5.0 mL
For random urine calcium:creatinine ratios in children the second passed morning urine sample should be collected into a 30 mL white top Universal
Sample requirements For adults, 5 ml of blood taken into a narrow gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) (see below for collection time requirements
ng/mL
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This is the equivalent of about one large mug (200 ml) of fluid an hour while you are awake.