Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

Toxic Ratio

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

4 mL EDTA tube (purple)

Paediatric Specimen

300 uL whole blood EDTA microtainer (purple)

Instructions for Referral to Waikato Lab

Aliquot Transport

Send at 4°C

Test Information

Department

Haematology

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hours,urgent 1 hour

Reference interval

<0.2 (Ratio)

Minimum Volume

Electronic Information

Registration Code

TOXICR

HL7 mapping code

$TOXICR