Abbott Alinity c, Uricase
Serum: Serum tubes
Serum separator tubes
Plasma Lithium heparin tubes
Lithium heparin separator tubes
Sodium heparin tubes
20-25°C: 8 hour
2-8°C: 3 days
-20°C: 3 months
Abbott IFU
24 Hours
mmol/L
Male 13-79 years: 220 - 450
Female 13-79 years: 150 - 370
Uric acid
Abbott Alinity c, Uricase
Urine (24 hour) Clean plastic or with or without preservatives.
OR
Urine (random specimens or timed specimens collected over intervals shorter than 24 hours) Clean plastic or glass container with or without preservatives.
20-25°C: 7 days
2-8°C: 7 days
-20°C: 1 year
Abbott IFu
24 Hours
Urine (24hr): umol/ 24hr
Urine (Random): umol / L
Male (Purine Free Diet): <2480
Female (Purine Free Diet): slighly lower
Male (Low Purine Diet): < 2830
Female (Low Purine Diet): < 2360
High Purine Diet: < 5900
Average Diet: 1480 - 4430
Uric acid - urine
Abbott Alinity c, DRI pH-Detect Test
Urine Clean plastic or glass container
2-8℃: 5 days
DRI pH-Detect test IFU
24 Hours
Normal: 4.7 - 7.8
Urinary PH (DOA)
Abbott Alinity c, Enzymatic
Urine Clean plastic or glass container
20-25℃: 2 days
2-8℃: 6 days
-20℃: 6 months
EWDTS guidelines 2004
24 Hours
mmol/L
Normally concentrated urine: > 2.0
Dilute urine sample: 0.5 - 2.0
Sample integrity questionable: < 0.5
Urinary creatinine (DOA)
CALCULATION based on Abbott Alinity methodologies for urinary protein and urinary creatinine
Urine (24hr/timed). Clean plastic or glass container without preservatives.
20-25℃: 2 days
2-8℃: 6 days
-20℃: 6 months
Abbott IFU
24 Hours
Urinary protein/ creatinine ratio
Manual Dipstick - Siemens Multi-Stix
MSU/CSU. minimum 5 mL. In an appropriate sterile leak proof container.
Temperature: 2-8°C
2 days @ 2-8ºC
Urine dipsticks can test a sample for protein, blood, leucocytes, nitrite, glucose, ketone, pH, specific gravity, bilirubin and urobilinogen.
PLEASE NOTE: Samples and accompanying relevant patient/ isolate data maybe referred for confirmatory or further laboratory testing to Reference laboratories. Relevant Public Health departments may also be notified IF a notifiable disease is identified under the Infectious Diseases Regulations https://www.hpsc.ie/notifiablediseases/listofnotifiablediseases/
24 hours
*Excludes Sundays and Bank Holidays
Glucose: Negative
Bilirubin: Negative
Ketones: Negative
Specific Gravity: 1.001-1.035
Blood: Negative
pH: 4.6-8.0
Protein: Negative
Urobilinogen: <=16umol/L
Nitrite: Negative
Leukocytes: Negative
SIEMENS Multistix Healthcare Diagnostics Reagent Strips for Urinalysis TN30152B Rev. 01/19
Urine dipstick analysis
Abbott Alinity c, Benzethonium chloride
Urine (24hr/timed). Clean plastic or glass container without preservatives.
20-25°C: 1 day
2-8°C: 7 days
-20°C: 1 month
Abbott IFU
24 Hours
mg/L
Adult: 0 - 300
Urine protein
Abbott Alinity c, Particle-enhanced turbidimetric inhibition immunoassay (PETINIA)
Serum: Serum tubes (with or without gel barrier)
Plasma-Acceptable anticoagulants:
Lithium heparin, Sodium heparin
Potassium EDTA. Heparin gel plasmsa separator
2-8℃: 2 days
-20℃: 7 days
Abbott IFU
24 Hours
µg/mL
Adult: 50 - 100
Valproic acid
Abbott Alinity c, Homogeneous particle enhanced turbidimetric inhibition immunoassay (PETINIA)
Serum: Serum tubes (with or without gel barrier)
Plasma: Acceptable anticoagulants are: Sodium heparin, Lithium heparin K2-EDTA, K3-EDTA
2-8°C: 7 days
-10°C: 14 days
Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin in adult patients
24 Hours
µg/mL
Trough: 5 - 20
Peak: 20 - 40
Vancomycin
Abbott Alinity i Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)
Serum: Serum, Serum separator.
Plasma: Lithium heparin plasma separator, Sodium heparin, Dipotassium EDTA
20-25℃: 3 days
2-8℃: 7 days
-20℃: longer
Abbott IFU
24 Hours
pg/mL
Adult: 200-883
Vitamin B12
Abbott Alinity i Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)
Serum: Serum, Serum separator
Plasma: Dipotassium EDTA, Tri potassium EDTA Sodium heparin Lithium heparin powder Lithium heparin plasma separator
20-25℃: 72 hrs
2-8℃: 12 days
-20℃: 1 year
1. Dietary reference intakes for calcium and Vitamin D. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 2. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, October 2011, 96(10):2987- 2996.
The 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 25(OH)D, test accurately reflects the concentration of vitamin D. Vitamin D is composed of vitamin D2 and vitamin D3. Individual testing for vitamin D2 and D3 may be useful as follow-up testing in individuals who do not respond to therapeutic vitamin D supplementation.
The HSE sets a budget for diagnostic tests, ordered by GP's, under the Public Spending Code (PSC). Testing for Vitamin D deficiency is only recommended when a patient presents with clinical indications such as osteoporosis, rickets, malabsorption, raised PTH, H/L Phosphate, Pagets etc. Otherwise, the HSE recommend supplementation of Vitamin D from October to May when the sun is not strong enough in Ireland to make Vitamin D.
Patients may wish to pay for a private Vitamin D test with their GP.
24 Hours
nmol/L
Adult: 30 - 125
25-OH-VITAMIN D CUTOFFS:
Increased risk of deficiency: < 30
Increased risk of in-adequacy: < 40
Adequacy: > 50
Increased risk of excess: > 125
Vitamin D, 25-OH
Abbott Alinity i Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)
Serum:
Serum, Serum separator
Plasma:
Dipotassium EDTA, Tripotassium EDTA
Lithium heparin
Lithium heparin plasma separator
Sodium heparin
2-8℃: 7 days
-20℃: 1 year
Abbott IFU
24 hours
Abbott: mIU/mL
Roche: l IU/L
Males and Non-Pregnant Females: < 5.0
Pregnancy- Weeks LMP:
1-10: 202 - 231000
11- 15: 22536 - 234990
16 - 22: 8007 - 50064
23 - 40: 1 600 - 49 413