(Red top 3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L tube) or daily or STAT Blood < 1 month Plasma (Green samples <1hr Potassium 3.5 5.5 mmol/L – top tube) Urine Random / 24hr Refer to report Daily Follicular phase < 0.3 - 0.9 nmol/L Luteal phase 3.8 - 50.6 nmol/L Post Menopausal < 0.3 - 0.6 nmol/L Serum (Red top Progesterone First Trimester 8.9 - 468 nmol/L Weekly tube) Second Trimester 71.5 - 303 nmol/L Third Trimester 88.8 - 771 nmol/L Males <0.64 nmol/L Female ng/ml Serum (Red top Prolactin Blood Male Daily tube) 3.46-19.40 ng/ml Serum (Red top Daily or STAT Blood 66 - 87 g/L tube) samples <1hr 24H Urine 24H Urine < 0.14 g/24H Daily Protein Container Protein : Urine Random Creatinine ratio is calculated Age related range ng/ml 0 - 50 yrs (Red top 50 - 60 yrs PSA (Total) See report form Daily tube) 60 - 70 yrs > 70 yrs EDTA (purple Transport PTH Blood 15 - 65 pg/ml Weekly top tube) immediately to lab Serum (Red top Rhuematoid factor Blood 0-14 IU/ML Daily tube) Serum (Red top Therapeutic Salicylate Blood Daily tube) range <300 mg/L
Potassium Blood (Red top tube) or Plasma (Green top tube) 3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L < 1 month 3.5 – 5.5 mmol/L daily or STAT samples <1hr Urine Random / 24hr Refer to report Daily Progesterone Serum (Red top tube) Follicular phase < 0.3 - 0.9 nmol/L Luteal phase 3.8 - 50.6 nmol/L Post Menopausal < 0.3 - 0.6 nmol/L First Trimester 8.9 - 468 nmol/L Second Trimester 71.5 - 303 nmol/L Third Trimester 88.8 - 771 nmol/L Males <0.64 nmol/L Weekly Prolactin Blood Serum (Red top tube) Female ng/ml Male 3.46-19.40 ng/ml Daily Protein Blood Serum (Red top tube) 66 - 87 g/L Daily or STAT samples <1hr 24H Urine 24H Urine Container < 0.14 g/24H Daily Urine Random Protein : Creatinine ratio is calculated PSA (Total) (Red top tube) Age related range ng/ml See report form Daily 0 - 50 yrs 50 - 60 yrs 60 - 70 yrs > 70 yrs PTH Blood EDTA (purple top tube) 15 - 65 pg/ml Transport immediately to lab Weekly Rhuematoid factor Blood Serum (Red top tube) 0-14 IU/ML Daily Salicylate Blood Serum (Red top tube) Therapeutic range <300 mg/L Daily
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