Category
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.
Sub Category
ANEMIA & NUTRITION.
Synonyms/Aliases
PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE.
Abbreviations
P 5-P; PLP.
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST.
10 DAYS
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 10 WORKING DAYS.
Method
HPLC.
Temp
REFRIGERATED, 2-8ºC 7 DAYS.
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
N/A.
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
8-12 HOURS FASTING; WITHHOLD B6 SUPPLEMENT FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE COLLECTION.
Sample type
EDTA WHOLE BLOOD PROTECTED FROM LIGHT (E.G. COVERED IN ALUMINIUM FOIL).
Container/ preservative
EDTA
Sample volume
3ML.
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; SPECIMENS WHICH ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM LIGHT; SAMPLES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Other Instructions
N/A.
Reference intervals
AGE AND GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED WITH THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
DETERMINING THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF A VITAMIN B6 SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAM. DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION OF HYPOPHOSPHATASIA.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
LEVELS ARE INFLUENCED BY RECENT INGESTION (DIETARY, SUPPLEMENTS). PHOTOSENSITIVE ANALYTE.