Troponin I, High Sensitivity

Overview
Department	Biochemistry
Test Code	TNI
Synonyms	TNI hsTNI Troponin I Troponin
Base Lab Availability	Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
Hawera Lab Availability	Monday - Friday, 8am to 4 30pm
Turnaround Time	1 – 2hrs
Stability – Add test	24hrs
Specimen Requirements
Specimen	Plasma Serum
Preferred	6mL Plain Red-Top
Acceptable	4mL Li-Hep Green-Top
Unacceptable
Specimen Transportation
Paediatric Requirements
Aliquot Requirements
Sample	Plasma Serum
Minimum Volume	250 uL
Aliquot Transportation
Clinical Information
Reference Intervals	Male <33 Female <15
Test Method	Abbott Alinity i series analyser using Abbott reagents.  Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay.
Advanced Notice	Not required
Patient Preparation
Comments
Refer to the Chest Pathway Document