Tests:Iron - Blood: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 April 2026

Synonym(s)	Serum Iron
Tube/Container Type	4 mL green top or gold top
	0.5 mL Paediatric brown, yellow, or green top
Sample Type	Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
Minimum volume	300uL plasma or serum
Registration Code	PIRO
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	3531
Useful Information	Click Here
Measurement Uncertainty	Available upon request

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 [[Category:Tests]]
 [[Category:Biochemistry]]
-[[Category:Haematology]]
 {| class="wikitable"
 |'''Synonym(s)'''
 |Serum Iron
 |-
-|'''Specimen'''
+|'''Tube/Container Type'''
-|4 mL Lithium Heparin (green top) or SST (gold top)
+|4 mL green top or gold top
 |-
-|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
+|'''''
-|0.5 mL Brown, yellow, or green top
+|0.5 mL Paediatric brown, yellow, or green top
+|-
+|'''Sample Type'''
+|Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
+|-
+|'''Minimum volume'''
+|300uL plasma or serum
+|-
+|'''Registration Code'''
+|PIRO
 |-
 |'''Add-on conditions'''
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 |'''Department'''
 |Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
-|-
-|'''Registration Code'''
-|PIRO
 |-
 |'''Deletion Code'''
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 |-
 |'''Useful Information'''
-|[https://pathologytestsexplained.org.au/learning/test-index/iron-test Click Here]
+|[https://www.pathologytestsexplained.org.au/ptests.php?q=Iron Click Here]
 |-
 |'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
 |Available upon request
 |}