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Laboratory Information

Test Name

Iron

Synonyms

External Price (excl. GST)

4.08

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Waikato hospital Heparin (light green), SST (gold). Rural hospitals SST (gold) or Red top only

Paediatric Specimen

0.3 ml Heparin (light green) or Plain(red). Rural hospitals SST (gold) or Red top only

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hrs

Method

Waikato hospital Cobas Pro Ferrozine. Rural Laboratories XT7600 Dye binding, dry slide

Unit of measurement

umol/L

Reference interval

See attachment

Reference interval Attachments

IRON Reference Interval v2 (IRON-Reference-Interval-v2.pdf, 57 KB)

Uncertainty of measurement

Diagnostic Use Or Instructions

Iron remains elevated for up to 2 weeks following iron infusion and ferritin for up to 3 months.

Minimum Volume

Waikato hospital: 0.1 mL plasma or serum. Rural Hospital: 0.3 mL serum

Electronic Information

Registration Code

IRO

HL7 mapping code

$IRO

LOINC Code

14798-3

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