Tests:B12: Difference between revisions

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Synonym(s)	Vit B12, Vitamin B12, Cobalamin, VIT
Tube/Container Type	4 mL green top, gold top or red top
	0.5 mL Paediatric brown, yellow, or green top
Sample Type	Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
Minimum Volume	250uL plasma or serum
Registration Code	B12, VIT (B12+Fol)
Add-on conditions	7 days @ 4°C
Test Availability	Mon - Fri 0800 - 1700
Turnaround Time	Hastings 1 - 2.5 hours / Central HB 6 - 8 hours / Wairoa 12 hours
Where analysed	Hastings
Department	Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
Deletion Code	7874
Useful Information	B12 and folate requested together are registered as VIT Click Here
Measurement Uncertainty	Available upon request

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+{| class="wikitable"
+|'''Synonym(s)'''
+|Vit B12, Vitamin B12, Cobalamin, VIT
+|-
+|'''Tube/Container Type'''
+|4 mL green top, gold top or red top
+|-
+|'''''
+|0.5 mL Paediatric brown, yellow, or green top
+|-
+|'''Sample Type'''
+|Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
+|-
+|'''Minimum Volume'''
+|250uL plasma or serum
+|-
+|'''Registration Code'''
+|B12, VIT (B12+Fol)
+|-
+|'''Add-on conditions'''
+|7 days @ 4°C
+|-
+|'''Test Availability'''
+|Mon - Fri 0800 - 1700
+|-
+|'''Turnaround Time'''
+|Hastings 1 - 2.5 hours / Central HB 6 - 8 hours / Wairoa 12 hours
+|-
+|'''Where analysed'''
+|Hastings
+|-
+|'''Department'''
+|Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
+|-
+|'''Deletion Code'''
+|7874
+|-
+|'''Useful Information'''
+|B12 and folate requested together are registered as VIT
+[https://www.pathologytestsexplained.org.au/ptests.php?q=Vitamin+B12 Click Here]
+|-
+|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
+|Available upon request
+|}
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:B12}}