Cryoglobulin

Testing Laboratories

Waitematā | Northshore Hospital
Waitematā | Waitakere Hospital

Department

Chemical Pathology

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

CRYG

Test Code (Numeric Code)

0980

Laboratory Handling

Phlebotomy

1. Get a heat pad from phleb outpatient room 2. Activate the heat pad. Promptly placing it upright and long ways along with side wall of the flask 3. Place the inner lid and outer lid on the flask and seal tightly 4. Record the heat pad activation time on request form 5. Pre-heat the sample tubes before collection 6. Send samples in flask to the lab via hand delivery within 30 mins after collection

Transport

Hand deliver to the laboratory

Separating

Do not use the centrifuge to separate the sample.

Laboratory

"1. Check patient’s details on samples agains t the request form AND the heat pad activation time Recollect sample when – unlabelled/mismatch sample - no heat pad activation time - sample arrived in the lab 90mins AFTER heat pad activation time 2. Take out all tubes and place them in Biochemistry heat block for separation 3. Give a copy of request form to Biochemistry 4. Leave the gel pack inside the flask and return the flask to phlebotomy via Lamson (310 NSH/ 700 WTH)

Sample Stability

5 days in 37 degrees celsius

Synonyms

Cryoglobulin (bloods)

Turnaround Time

5 days

Available from 08:00am to 04:00pm, 7 days a week

Specimen Type

• Serum

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Plain (Red Top)

Acceptable

• Plain (Red Top)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

8

Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

2

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Plain (Red Top)

Acceptable

• Plain (Red Top)

Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

2

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