Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

Methanol

External Price (excl. GST)

40.82

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Heparin (light green), SST (gold)

Paediatric Specimen

1 ml Heparin (light green) or Plain (red).

Instructions for Referral to Waikato Lab

Aliquot Transport

Frozen

Please phone biochemistry prior to referring a sample so that we can have the assay ready for use, the assay requires fresh reagent and a calibration prior to use.

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

6 h

Method

Cobas Pro Enzymatic

Unit of measurement

mmol/L

Reference interval

< 3 mmol/L

Uncertainty of measurement

0.16

Additional Information

This test  screens only for Methanol.

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL plasma or serum - minimal head space.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

ALOHS

HL7 mapping code

$ALOHS