Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

Salicylate

External Price (excl. GST)

17.5

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Heparin (light green), SST (gold)

Paediatric Specimen

0.3 mL Heparin (light green) or Plain(red).

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

Processed urgently - 1hr.

Method

Cobas Pro enzymatic

Unit of measurement

mmol/L

Reference interval

Therapeutic Interval: < 1.5 mmol/L

Uncertainty of measurement

Waikato - 5% Rural Waikato Labs - 10%

Additional Information

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL plasma or serum.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

SAL

HL7 mapping code

$SAL