Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
General
Synonym/Aliases
LDH
Abbreviations
LDH
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 2 to 3 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT AMBIENT (PREFERRED OVER REFRIGERATED); R (2-8℃): 48 HOURS.
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
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
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; GROSS LIPEMIA.
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
AN ENZYME FOUND IN MOST ORGANS & CELLS. LEVELS ARE RAISED IN HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES, HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA. MONITORING CHANGES IN TUMOR BURDEN AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY.
Test Limitations / Confounders
PRESENCE OF MACRO LDH CAN LEAD TO SPURIOUSLY INCREASED LDH LEVELS. LACKS TISSUE SPECIFICITY.