Category
ROUTINE CHEMISTRY
Sub Category
ORGAN FUNCTION CHECKS
Synonyms/Aliases
N/A
Abbreviations
TP
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
7 Days
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 3 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC
Temp
ROOM TEMPERATURE 7 DAYS; 2-8ºC 7 DAYS; FROZEN 30 DAYS
Setup
DAILY
Components Parameters
NOT APPLICABLE.
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
N/A
Sample type
SERUM. HEPARIN PLASMA IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE.
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
AT LEAST 3ML.
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
SERUM GEL TUBES SHOULD BE CENTRIFUGED WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
RED-TOP TUBES SHOULD BE CENTRIFUGED AND ALIQUOTED WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. MINIMIZE TOURNIQUET TIME DURING COLLECTION.
Reference intervals
AGE AND GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED WITH THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
USED IN SCREENING & DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER DISEASE, PROTEIN LOSING NEPHROPATHY, PROTEIN LOSING ENTEROPATHY. LEVELS MAY BE INCREASED IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA, CHRONIC ACTIVE INFLAMMATORY STATES ETC.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
- N/A