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| Investigation | : | Ammonia | ||||||||||
| Specimen type | : | Plasma | ||||||||||
| Spec container | : | EDTA | ||||||||||
| Volume required | : | 4 ml | ||||||||||
| MALE Ref range | : | 16 - 60 µmol/l | ||||||||||
| FEMALE Ref range | : | 11 - 51 µmol/l | ||||||||||
| Turnaround | : | <2 hours | ||||||||||
A fasting specimen is required on ice - transported to the lab within 15 minutes. Contact Duty Biochemist before sampling.
Please note changes to reference range Prior to 13/08/2010 the reference range was <75 µmol/l
Physiological plasma concentrations of Sulfasalazine or Sulfapyridine may lead to false results
Additional information on ammonia and its clinical use can be found here: ammonia.
New male/female ammonia reference intervals 01/05/21, results unaffected.
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