Clinical
Indications |
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Suspicion
of myeloma, or other B cell dyscrasias. |
| w |
Suspicion
of immune deficiency
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| w |
Investigation
of high serum globulin level, or raised ESR. |
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Part
of Profile |
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Serum
protein electrophoresis, total protein and albumin
will be measured on all requests.
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Test
Includes |
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IgA,
IgG, and IgM
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Request Form |
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Combined Pathology Blood form
(Yellow/Black)
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Availability |
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On
request
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Specific
Criteria |
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None
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Turnaround
Time |
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Two
days
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Specimen |
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Serum
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Volume |
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2 ml
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Container |
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Yellow top (SST) tube
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Lab. Handling |
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Aliquot and store at 4°C
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Causes for
Rejection |
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Unlabelled
sample; assay within previous month
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Reference
Ranges |
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Age
related reference ranges are reported.
Adult ranges are: IgA 0.7
- 4.0 g/L; IgG
5.4 - 16.5 g/L; IgM
0.5 - 2.0 g/L.
Further investigations will be performed if an abnormal band
is found: confirmation of paraprotein, identification and
quantitation of any monoclonal band. See laboratory
investigation of suspected myeloma.
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