Sample type: Serum
Test name: Calcium
Special precautions & notes: Calcium adjusted to an albumin of 40g/L will also be reported. Avoid stasis on venepuncture. Note-interpretation with low albumin may not be valid.
Reference range: (after adjustment for albumin) : Adults: 2.20 - 2.60 mmol/L, Children up to 4 weeks: 2.00 - 2.70 mmol/L, Children 4 weeks+ to 16 years: 2.20 - 2.70 mmol/L
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