Thyroid profile 2 (TT4, fT4d, cTSH)

Code:

tprf2

Lab:

C

Days test started:

M-Sa

TAT:

7 d

Available for:

Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

1.5 mL serum.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Do not use SST blood collection tubes. Collect blood into a red-top vacutainer; avoid hemolysis. Separate serum from cells as soon as possible following collection and transfer to a leakproof tube. Refrigerate until shipped.

Additional Information

Free T4 by equilibrium dialysis run weekly. See Clinical Pathology section-hyperthyroidism *& hypothyroidism * of the User's Guide.