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Collecting Pathological Samples (view source)
Revision as of 20:19, 21 September 2010
, 20:19, 21 September 2010→Blood samples
|Serum
|Serum
|Centrifuge after permitting sufficient clotting time (min 2 hours)
|Centrifuge after permitting sufficient clotting time (min 2 hours)
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!align="left"|Fibrinogen
|Citrate
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!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|SAA
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Serum
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Needs to be processed quickly as the half life is very short
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!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Electrolytes
!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Electrolytes
|Fluoride oxalate
|Fluoride oxalate
|Can use fresh whole blood if tested immediately
|Can use fresh whole blood if tested immediately
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!align="left"|Prothrombin clotting time
!align="left"|Prothrombin clotting time
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!align="left"|Progesterone
!align="left"|Progesterone
|Serum
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!align="left"|Oestrone Sulphate
|Serum
|Serum
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|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|EDTA plasma
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|EDTA plasma
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"| Freeze plasme as soon after collection as poss (max 2 hours)
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"| Freeze plasme as soon after collection as poss (max 2 hours)
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!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Selenium
!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Selenium
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!align="left"|Zinc
!align="left"|Zinc
|/uL
|Serum
|0 - 100
|Avoid using tubes with a rubber bung
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!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Drugs testing
!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Drugs testing
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Request Testosterone before Inhibin for GCTs
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Request Testosterone before Inhibin for GCTs
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!align="left"|ETapeworm ELISA
!align="left"|Tapeworm ELISA
|Serum
|Serum
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