Department
Biochemistry
Storage Temperature
R (2-8?C)
Specimen Type
Serum
Container
3 x Plain - Red top / SST - Yellow top
Volume
4 mL in each tube
Instructions
Collect 2mL serum for each timed sample. Draw fasting baseline specimen, administer TRH IV bolus 7ug/kg body weight (max 500ug) over 30 sec. Draw additional specimen at 30 & 60 min.Label each specimen tube with time of collection and submit all tubes with a single TRF.
Method
ECLIA
Report Generation
4 hours