Parathyroidhormone
Instructions on specimen collection and transport
Reserve a date for PTH, 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 give date.
Blood should be drawn following an overnight fast.
Reports can be collected at room 17 from 5 days.
For Inward patients :
| TUBE | Pre chilled EDTA tube (purple top) Tube should be refrigerated 20-30mins prior to sample collection |
| Volume | Collect up to the mark |
| Transport | Transport immediately in melting ice |
| Time of collection | 8.30a.m – 9.30a.m |