Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
Fluid Analysis
Synonym/Aliases
Ada, Pleural Fluid
Abbreviations
- N/A
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 5 WORING DAYS
Method
ENZYMATIC
Temp
AMBIENT: 2-3 HOURS; R (2-8℃): 7DAYS; F (-20℃): 14DAYS
Setup
DAILY
Components Parameters
-Not Applicable
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
-NOT APPLICABLE
Sample type
PLEURAL FLUID
Container/ preservative
STERILE LEAK PROOF CONTAINER.
Sample volume
AT LEAST 2 ML.
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
Other Instructions
- NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT
Clinical Utility
ANCILLARY TEST PRIMARILY USED IN EVALUATING FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
Test Limitations / Confounders
LEVELS MAY ALSO BE ELEVATED IN LIVER CIRRHOSIS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES (SLE, RA), MALIGNANCIES (E.G. LYMPHOMAS)