Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Instructions on specimen collection and transport
Reserve a date for ACTH, contacting the main laboratory (room 17)
Test is done on the given date at Dialysis Unit (DU Lab) lab at 8.30a.m on the given date.
Overnight fasting is preferred but not mandatory.
Reports can be collected at the main laboratory from 5 days.
For Inward Patients
| TUBE | Pre chilled EDTA tube (purple top) Tube should be refrigerated 20-30 mins prior to sample collection |
| Volume | Collect up to the mark |
| Transport | Transport immediately in melting ice |
| Time of collection | 8.30a.m – 9.30 a.m |