Turnaround times
The quoted turnaround time is from sample receipt in the laboratory, to results authorisation in the Laboratory Information Management system. The times do not include transport of specimen to the laboratory or the administrative process to print and post/email reports. Service users must allow for transport and reporting time when ordering tests.
Clinical background:
Evaluating patients with symptoms suspicious for disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolismMonitoring patients with disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolismLaboratory evaluation of primary and secondary hyperuricemias.
Specimen container paediatric:
Urine in a plain universal containerFor thymidine and deoxyuridine: EDTA plasma
Specimen container adult:
Urine in a plain universal containerFor thymidine and deoxyuridine: EDTA plasma
Minimum volume paediatric:
Urine: 5 – 10 mLPlasma: 2 – 5 mL
Minimum volume adult:
Urine: 5 – 10 mLPlasma: 2 – 5 mL
Special requirements:
Preserved urineAdd THYMOL before freezing
Sample stability:
Store in fridge (short term ) or freezer
Transport requirements:
First class post at ambient temperature