Specimen Collection

3.5 mL SST Blood (Preferred)

4 mL Heparin Blood

4 mL Plain Blood

4.5 mL PST Blood
Reference Intervals

Units: mIU/L

Male	70 - 280
Female	80 - 400

Uncertainty of measurement: 10%

Turnaround Time: Within 1 week
Assay Method

Principle: PEG precipitation/sandwich chemiluminescent immunometric assay

Assay: Roche

Analyser: Cobas e602

Contact Information

The chemical pathology team can be reached via email: chemicalpathologist@adhb.govt.nz or via Lablink (09) 307 4949 ext 22000 or 09-3078995

Emails will receive priority attention from the on-call chemical pathologist. Include the patients NHI.

After-hours: contact Lablink (Auckland City Hospital ext. 22000 or 09-3078995) or hospital operator for on duty staff after hours .

• Dr Samarina Musaad (Clinical Lead) : SamarinaM@adhb.govt.nz ext. 22402
• Dr Cam Kyle : CampbellK@adhb.govt.nz ext 22052
• Dr Weldon Chiu : WeldonC@adhb.govt.nz ext. 23427
• Dr Campbell Heron : CHeron@adhb.govt.nz ext. 23427
• Dr Sakunthala Jayasinghe Saku.Jayasinghe@adhb.govt.nz
• Dr Owen Yi WenyiYi@adhb.govt.nz

Specimen Transport Instructions for Referring Laboratories

Send a separated sample (serum or heparin plasma) - minimum volume of 500 uL. Transport at 4 ^o C.

Last updated at 11:42:03 16/01/2026