Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
Organ Function Checks
Synonym/Aliases
-N/A
Abbreviations
-N/A
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS)
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN2 TO 3 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DIAZO
Temp
AMBIENT: 2-3 HOURS; R (2-8℃): 3DAYS; F (-20℃): 14DAYS
Setup
DAILY
Components Parameters
Total Bilirubin, Direct (Conjugated) Bilirubin, Indirect (Unconjugated) Bilirubin
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
AT LEAST 2 ML
Rejection criteria
HEMOLYZED SAMPLE; LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; GROSS LIPEMIA; GROSS HEMOLYSIS (UNLESS PATIENT HAVE IN VIVO HEMOLYSIS).
Other Instructions
-N/A
Reference intervals
AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT
Clinical Utility
USED FOR EVALUATION OF SUSPECTED HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE OR AS PART OF A HEMOLYTIC SCREEN.
Test Limitations / Confounders
PHOTOSENSITIVE ANALYTE (PROTECT FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT).