Category
ROUTINE CHEMISTRY
Sub Category
ORGAN FUNCTION CHECKS
Synonym/Aliases
N/A
Abbreviations
N/A
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 3 TO 2 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC. DIAZO METHOD
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 2 DAYS, 2-8ºC 3 DAYS, FROZEN 14 DAYS
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
ALBUMIN SERUM, ALBUMIN FLUID
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
- N/A
Sample type
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
3 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
CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE. PROTECT FROM DIRECT LIGHT.
Reference intervals
AGE AND GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSE LIVER DISEASE. ASSESSING LIVER FUNCTION. EVALUATING A WIDE RANGE OF DISEASES AFFECTING THE PRODUCTION, UPTAKE, STORAGE, METABOLISM, OR EXCRETION OF BILIRUBIN. MONITORING THE EFFICACY OF NEONATAL PHOTOTHERAPY.
Test Limitations / Confounders
PROTECT FROM DIRECT LIGHT (PHOTOSENSITIVE ANALYTE).