Test Code: Preal Preferred Name Prealbumin
No
N/A
Weekdays
1 week
Medicare Item
N/A
Test Tubes
| Image | Specimen Type | Specimen Volume | Tube Type |
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Blood (adult) | 4 mL | SST with gel 8.5 mL (Dark Yellow Top) |
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Blood (paed, Neonatal) | 600 µL | SST with gel 600 uL Paed (Red or Yellow top) |
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Lith hep plasma | 600 uL | PST Li Heparin Paed (Light Green top) |
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Lith hep plasma | 4 mL | Lithium Heparin No Gel 7 mL (Dark Green Top) |
COLLECTION NOTES
Serum preferred, but lithium heparin acceptable.
GENERAL NOTES
APPLICATION: Sensitive marker of of nutritional status. Levels may also be decreased by acute phase reaction.
