Cholesterol, Fluid

Overview
Department	Biochemistry
Test Code
Synonyms	Fluid Cholesterol
Availability	Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
Turnaround Time	2 - 8 hrs
Stability – Add test
Specimen Requirements
Specimen	Fluid
Preferred	5 mL Sterile pottle
Acceptable
Unacceptable	Viscous Fluid
Specimen Transportation
Paediatric Requirements
Aliquot Requirements
Sample
Preferred Volume
Minimum Volume
Aliquot Transportation
Clinical Information
Reference Intervals	Refer to Chemical Pathologist (Please phone 7881 for oncall pathologist information.)
Test Method	Abbott reagent on the Abbott Architect ci8200 analyser.
Advanced Notice	Not required
Patient Preparation	Not required
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