Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
General
Synonym/Aliases
- N/A
Abbreviations
ALP
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 2 TO 3 HOURS
Method
ENZYMATIC
Temp
AMBIENT: NA; R (2-8℃): 1DAY; 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
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER
Sample volume
SERUM SEPARATED WITHIN 1 HOUR AFTER COLLECTION
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; GROSS LIPEMIA;
Other Instructions
- NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING TREATMENT OF LIVER, BONE, INTESTINAL AND PARATHYROID DISEASES.
Test Limitations / Confounders
- N/A