TOTAL PROTEIN, CSF – ScanLab Center

Sub Category

FLUID ANALYSIS

Synonym/Aliases

PLEURAL FLUID TOTAL PROTEIN; PERITONEAL/ ASCITIC FLUID TOTAL PROTEIN; SYNOVIAL/ JOINT FLUID TOTAL PROTEIN; PERICARDIAL FLUID TOTAL PROTEIN; TOTAL PROTEIN, BODY FLUID.

Abbreviations

N/A

^Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST

^Results

RESULTS READY WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS

^Method

SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC

^Temp

SAMPLE KEPT ATREFRIGERATE, 2-8ºC, 7 DAYS; FROZEN 30 DAYS.

^Setup

ALL WORKING DAYS

Components Parameters

ALBUMIN SERUM, ALBUMIN FLUID

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY. SPECIFY FLUID TYPE/ SITE.

Patient preparation

- N/A

Sample type

VARIABLE I.E. PLEURAL FLUID, PERITONEAL/ ASCITIC FLUID; SYNOVIAL/ JOINT FLUID ETC.

Container/ preservative

CLEAN, LEAK PROOF CONTAINER

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

N/A

Reference intervals

AGE AND GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT

Clinical Utility

FLUID EVALUATION TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN TRANSUDATES & EXUDATES/ NARROW DOWN DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS.

Test Limitations / Confounders

- N/A