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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Serotonin, Urine - Calgary Zone (CLS) | ||
| Test Code: | MISCREFNON AND U24H MISC REF NON-BLOOD TEST NAME FIELD: URINE SEROTONIN | ||
| Primary Container: | See Collection Information Below | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Refer to In-Common Laboratories, see Serotonin Submit 10 mL aliquot of 24 hour urine collection. Collect 24 hour urine in plastic container with 30 mL of 6N Hydrochloric acid (HCl) as preservative. HCl must be in container during collection. Do not use any other preservative. Store in a cool, dark place during collection. Refrigeration is acceptable. PSC: Direct patient to obtain container with 30 mL of 6N HCl from Beddington or Riverbend PSC or RRL Outpatient labs. HCL is not available at any other PSC. Specimen may be dropped off at any PSC after collection is complete. Note to ordering physician: This test requires review and approval by CLS Medical & Scientific Staff. Please contact CLS Referrals 403-770-3285 for further information on the approval process. | ||
| Processing: | PSC & RRL: Transport on ice to DSC. Send specimen in a separate bag with a photocopy of the requisition. Extra-regional: Aliquot and freeze immediately. Transport to DSC on dry ice in a separate bag with a photocopy of the requisition. DSC: Place specimens in freezer upon receipt in lab; ensure frozen specimens do not thaw. | ||
| Testing Area: | Referred Out | ||
| Performing Site: | Referred Out to In-Common Laboratories | ||
| Additional Test Information: | A low tryptophan diet is recommended for 48 hours prior to and during collection. During this period, patient must abstain from avocados, bananas, coffee, plums, pineapples, tomatoes, walnuts, hickory nuts, mollusks, eggplant and medications such as aspirin, corticotropins, MAO inhibitors, phenacetin, catecholamines, reserpine and nicotine. | ||
| Last Updated On: | Thursday, March 24, 2022 | ||
