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|SynACTHen Stimulation Test, SST, short synacthen test
|SynACTHen Stimulation Test, SST, short synacthen test
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|'''Specimen'''
|'''Tube/Container Type'''
|4 mL Lithium Heparin (green) or SST (gold) per timed collection. Please write time of collection on tube.
|4 mL green or gold per timed collection. Please write time of collection on tube.
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|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
|'''''
|0.5 mL Brown, yellow, or green top per timed request. Please write time of collection on tube.
|0.5 mL Paediatric brown, yellow, or green top per timed request. Please write time of collection on tube.
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|'''Sample Type'''
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|'''Registration Code'''
|CORT
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|'''Add-on conditions'''
|'''Add-on conditions'''
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|'''Department'''
|'''Department'''
|Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
|Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
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|'''Registration Code'''
|CORT
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|'''Deletion Code'''
|'''Deletion Code'''
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|'''Useful Information'''
|'''Useful Information'''
|Click Here
|[https://www.pathologytestsexplained.org.au/ptests-pro.php?q=Synacthen+test Click Here]
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|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|Not Applicable
|Not Applicable
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Revision as of 22:11, 22 December 2024

Synonym(s) SynACTHen Stimulation Test, SST, short synacthen test
Tube/Container Type 4 mL green or gold per timed collection. Please write time of collection on tube.
0.5 mL Paediatric brown, yellow, or green top per timed request. Please write time of collection on tube.
Sample Type
Registration Code CORT
Add-on conditions N/A
Test Availability Mon - Sun, 24 hours
Turnaround Time Hastings 2 - 3 hours / Central HB N/A / Wairoa 12 hours
Where analysed Hastings
Department Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
Deletion Code 9407
Useful Information Click Here
Measurement Uncertainty Not Applicable