Pre-Eclampsia Screen – PET Screen (Blood)

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Testing Laboratory

Auckland Te Toka Tumai | Auckland Hospital

Department

Chemical Pathology

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

Coagulation screening: Alpha code HSF, Numeric Code 1888
Creatinine: Alpha code SCRE, Numeric Code 0105
Liver Function Tests Alpha code LFTN, Numeric Code 0173
Urate: Alpha code SURA, Numeric Code 0144

Laboratory Handling

Sample Stability

See individual tests

Associated Tests

Synonyms

Pre-eclamptic screen, PET screen, Pre-eclamptic toxaemia screen, Pre-eclampsia toxaemia screen

Turnaround Time

3 hours

Specimen Type

  • Plasma
  • Serum

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • Citrate (Blue Cap)
  • Lithium Heparin PST- Gel (Light Green Cap)
Acceptable
  • Citrate (Light Blue Cap)
  • Lithium Heparin - Non-gel (Green Cap)
  • Plain (Red Top)
  • SST II (Gold Cap)
Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

4.5

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • N/A

Additional Specimen Information

Please note that Coagulation testing is performed in Haematology (Coagulation).
Creatinine, Liver Function Tests and Urate tests are performed in Automation.

Last updated: 11/11/2026