Category
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.
Sub Category
METABOLIC.
SYNONYMS/ ALIASES
N/A.
Abbreviations
N/A.
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS).
7 DAYS
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 7 WORKING DAYS.
Method
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY.
Temp
FROZEN.
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
MULTIPLE ORGANIC ACIDS.
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY. PROVIDE CLINICAL HISTORY.
Patient preparation
NOT APPLICABLE.
Sample type
SPOT URINE IMMEDIATELY FROZEN.
Container/ preservative
STERILE CONTAINER PROVIDED BY THE LAB (WITHOUT PRESERVATIVE).
Sample volume
20ML URINE.
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; SAMPLES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE.
Reference intervals
AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
SUSPECTED INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM E.G. ORGANIC ACIDEMIAS, FATTY ACID OXIDATION DISORDERS, UREA CYCLE DEFECTS.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
OTHER DISORDERS CAN CAUSE POSITIVE RESULTS E.G. KETOACIDOSIS, NON-GENETIC LACTIC ACIDOSIS ETC.