ALP

Container: Serum (Gold top)

Sample type: Serum

Test name: ALP a.k.a. alkaline phosphatase, alk phos

Special precautions & notes: Part of liver profile, and bone profile.

Reference range: Age 18yrs+: 30 - 130 IU/L, See document below for Reference Ranges in Children (ages 0-18 years).

Container: Serum (Gold top)

Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry

Section: Automated Laboratory

Turnaround time: Hospital patients 4 hours; GP patients 24 hours