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Thyroid profile 2 (TT4, fT4d, cTSH)

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Canine [2]
Description: 

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 * [3]& hypothyroidism * [4] of the User's Guide.


Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/thyroid-profile-2-tt4-ft4d-ctsh

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/canine [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/feline-hyperthyroidism [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/canine-hypothyroidism