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

Emails to chemicalpathologist@adhb.govt.nz will receive priority attention from the on-call chemical pathologist.

If the query concerns a specific patient please include the NHI number in your email.

If email is not a suitable option, please contact the on-call chemical pathologist via Lablink (Auckland City Hospital ext. 22000 or 09-3078995).

Individual chemical pathologists may be contacted but will not be available at all times.

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: Sakunthala@adhb.govt.nz ext. 23427

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 15:26:00 06/01/2025