Service category:
Available Tests [1]
Service audience:
Canine [2]
Description:
Code:
alkpi
Lab:
C
Days test started:
M-Sa
TAT:
1 d
Available for:
Companion Animal
Specimen Type/Volume
0.5 mL serum or lithium-heparin plasma.Shipping Information
Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.Collection Protocol
Collect blood into a red-top vacutainer; avoid hemolysis. Allow the sample to clot. Centrifuge the sample; separate the serum from the cells and transfer to a leakproof, labelled tube. Refrigerate or freeze and ship with freezer packs. Lithium-heparin plasma is acceptable, however laboratory reference intervals are for serum samples.Additional Information
Ordered with ALP - In the User's Guide - See Clinical Pathology section - Guide to interpretation of AHL biochemistry profiles* [3] - Alkaline phosphatase (ALP).