Test Code: Seroto Preferred Name Platelet serotonin
No
1 hour
External
Contact laboratory
Medicare Item
N/A
Test Tubes
Image | Specimen Type | Specimen Volume | Tube Type |
|
Blood | 3 mL | EDTA 3 mL whole blood (Lavender top) |
|
Paediatric | 1 mL | 2x EDTA 500 uL Microtainer (Lavender Top) |
COLLECTION NOTES
2 EDTA tubes are required.One for FBC and one to send away.
GENERAL NOTES
APPLICATION: Diagnosis of carcinoid syndrome.
INTERPRETATION: Patients with carcinoid syndrome show elevation of platelet serotonin.