17- Hydroxyprojesterone
Instructions on specimen collection and transport
Reserve a date contacting the main lab (room 17).
Samples should be collected between 8.30 a.m – 9.30 a.m and transported to the Dialysis Unit Lab (DU Lab).
Over night fasting is preferd.
Collect pre-dose specimen (through) if on treatment.
Neonates : collect 48 hrs after birth.
Females : collect in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.
Collect the report at room 17 from 5 days.
For inward patients :
| TUBE | Plain tube |
| Volume | 3ml |
| Transport | In room teprature |
# If sending from distant hospitals :Separate the serum and store at -20 celcius until transport in ice.