Haemoglobinopathy Red Top EDTA 2.7ml Yes 3 days Screen Paul Bunnell Red Top EDTA 2.7ml Yes <24hours (Glandular Fever Screen) G6PD Screen Red Top EDTA 2.7ml Yes <24hours Sickle Cell Screen Red Top EDTA 2.7ml Yes <24hours Plasma Viscosity Red Top EDTA 2.7ml No <24hours ESR Red Top EDTA 2.7ml No <24hours Brown Top Gel Serum B12 and Folate 7.5ml Yes 3 days tube Brown Top Gel Intrinsic Factor Antibodies 7.5ml Yes 3 days tube Brown Top Gel Serum Ferritin 7.5ml Yes 3 days tube Brown Top Gel Erythropoietin levels 7.5ml Yes 14 to 21 days tube Green top Prothrombin Time and INR 3ml Yes <24 hours Citrate Green top APTT/Thrombin Time 3ml Yes <24 hours Citrate Green top D-Dimer 3ml Yes < 4 hours Citrate Thrombophilia Screen, includes:- Functional Antithrombin Green top activity, Functional Protein 3 x 3ml Yes <7 days Citrate C, Activated Protein C resistance ratio, Free protein S Green top Lupus anticoagulant test 2 x 3ml Yes <7 days Citrate Individual Factor Assays ( Green top 2 x 3ml Yes <7 days F2 to F13) Citrate Extrinsic Coagulation Green top 2 x 3ml Yes <7 days Pathway - F8,F9,F11,F1 Citrate Intrinsic Coagulation Green top 2 x 3ml Yes <7 days Pathway - F2,F5,F7,F10 Citrate 3ml or Factor V (five) Leiden and Citrate or 2.7ml in Yes <3 days Prothrombin Gene Variant EDTA EDTA Heparin assay or Anti XA Green top 3ml Yes <7 days assay Citrate von Willibrand Screen, Green top 3 x 3ml Yes < 4 weeks Includes:- Citrate
Haemoglobinopathy Screen Red Top EDTA 2.7ml Yes 3 days Paul Bunnell (Glandular Fever Screen) Red Top EDTA 2.7ml Yes <24hours G6PD Screen Red Top EDTA 2.7ml Yes <24hours Sickle Cell Screen Red Top EDTA 2.7ml Yes <24hours Plasma Viscosity Red Top EDTA 2.7ml No <24hours ESR Red Top EDTA 2.7ml No <24hours Serum B12 and Folate Brown Top Gel tube 7.5ml Yes 3 days Intrinsic Factor Antibodies Brown Top Gel tube 7.5ml Yes 3 days Serum Ferritin Brown Top Gel tube 7.5ml Yes 3 days Erythropoietin levels Brown Top Gel tube 7.5ml Yes 14 to 21 days Prothrombin Time and INR Green top Citrate 3ml Yes <24 hours APTT/Thrombin Time Green top Citrate 3ml Yes <24 hours D-Dimer Green top Citrate 3ml Yes < 4 hours Thrombophilia Screen, includes:- Functional Antithrombin activity, Functional Protein C, Activated Protein C resistance ratio, Free protein S Green top Citrate 3 x 3ml Yes <7 days Lupus anticoagulant test Green top Citrate 2 x 3ml Yes <7 days Individual Factor Assays ( F2 to F13) Green top Citrate 2 x 3ml Yes <7 days Extrinsic Coagulation Pathway - F8,F9,F11,F1 Green top Citrate 2 x 3ml Yes <7 days Intrinsic Coagulation Pathway - F2,F5,F7,F10 Green top Citrate 2 x 3ml Yes <7 days Factor V (five) Leiden and Prothrombin Gene Variant Citrate or EDTA 3ml or 2.7ml in EDTA Yes <3 days Heparin assay or Anti XA assay Green top Citrate 3ml Yes <7 days von Willibrand Screen, Includes:- Green top Citrate 3 x 3ml Yes < 4 weeks
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