Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Organization:

Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Acylcarnitine Profile, Dried Blood Spot

Clinical Indications:

Quantitative acylcarnitine analysis is a screen for a variety of organic acid and fatty acid oxidation disorders, and for monitoring patients with these disorders.

Collection Alert:

Hours fasting must be indicated. Recommend collection following a minimum four hour fast or just before next feeding for newborns.
Specimens collected from non-fasting patients will be accepted for testing.

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB429

Test Code:

EDMONTON ZONE	ACBS
OTHER ZONES	NOT SPECIFIED

Specimen Type:

Bloodspot

Primary Container:

Newborn Metabolic Screening Blood Spot Requisition (card)

Specimen Collection Requirements:

Ensure that expiry date of Newborn Metabolic Screening card (requisition) has not been exceeded before proceeding with collection.

Use a heel poke if patient is less than one year old or a finger poke if older.

Collect two saturated blood spots on the Newborn Metabolic Screening card.

Alternative:

Collect blood specimen in a Lithium heparin or Sodium heparin tube.
Using a capillary tube, transfer whole blood to saturate blood spots on the Newborn Metabolic Screening card.
Do not allow the capillary tube to contact the card.
Each blood spot should require less than 100uL of blood.

Test Resources:

Submit request using the applicable requisition or Connect Care online order entry:

Biochemical Genetics Laboratory Requisition

Please ensure all required information, including patient's clinical history/indication, is provided on the requisition.

Stability and Storage:

Room temperature

Processing:

Dry the Newborn Metabolic Screening card for a minimum of 3 hours with protective card flap folded back.

Write "ACYLCARNITINE, PROFILE" on the newborn metabolic screening card.

Transportation:

Transport at room temperature.

Routine Turn Around Time:

4 days

Testing Schedule:

Daily

Reference Interval:

Reference Intervals are age-dependent and will be provided on the report.

Testing Area:

Newborn Screening & Biochemical Genetics

Performing Site:

University of Alberta Hospital

Contact Comments:

Newborn Screening & Biochemical Genetics North 780-407-8820

Last Updated On:

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Date of Last Review:

Aug 1 2022 12:00AM