Laboratory Medicine

Test catalogue

Albumin
Test Name Albumin
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = Gold (SST) Minimum Testing Volume = 1ml Serum Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection Instructions: Fasting Specimen Preferred. Serum or heparinized plasma samples collected with or without gel separator. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Stability: Albumin is stable at room temperature for 1 week, refrigerated 1 month and frozen at -15°C to -20°C for 6 months. Transportation: Transport at room temperature ASAP. Place on ice if time of collection to time sample get to lab exceeds 2hrs Special Instructions / Sample Rejection Criteria: Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Sample Rejection Criteria: Avoid Hemolysis and/or Non sufficient Quantity (Not Sufficient Quantity)
Required Documentation
Turnaround Time (TAT) 1 hour for Trauma / Stat - 2 hours for routine	Test Utilization Routine
Reference Value Adult: 35 - 50 g/L Pediatric: 0 - Day 1 (23-37 g/L)
Test Code ALB	Methodology Spectrophotometric (BCG, Colorimetry)
Testing Location SMH-Biochemistry	Other Information

Albumin

Albumin

Container Type = Gold (SST)

Minimum Testing Volume = 1ml Serum

Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity

Collection Instructions: Fasting Specimen Preferred. Serum or heparinized plasma samples collected with or without gel separator.

Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label.

Stability: Albumin is stable at room temperature for 1 week, refrigerated 1 month and frozen at -15°C to -20°C for 6 months.

Transportation: Transport at room temperature ASAP. Place on ice if time of collection to time sample get to lab exceeds 2hrs

Special Instructions / Sample Rejection Criteria: Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection.

Sample Rejection Criteria: Avoid Hemolysis and/or Non sufficient Quantity (Not Sufficient Quantity)

1 hour for Trauma / Stat - 2 hours for routine

Routine

Adult: 35 - 50 g/L

Pediatric: 0 - Day 1 (23-37 g/L)

ALB

Spectrophotometric (BCG, Colorimetry)

SMH-Biochemistry