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Biochemistry

24 Hour Urine Stone Profile

Reference Range

Reference range for all analytes provided by referral laboratory.

Turnaround Time: 10 working days

Reference or therapeutic ranges are not reported as therapeutic target ranges are applied on an individual basis dependent upon specialty, dosing, period in treatment regime and clinical status. Further advice can be obtained from the appropriate speciality.

Turnaround Time: 2 working days

3 Hydroxy Butyrate

Reference Range

Provided by reference laboratory.

Turnaround Time: 2 weeks

Related Tests Glucose (Plasma)

5 Hydroxy Indole Acetic Acid (5HIAA)

Reference Range

5HIAA: 5-45 μmol/24h

5HIAA is affected by diet; levels can increase following ingestion of pineapples, kiwi fruit bananas and some nuts.

Turnaround Time: 7 Days

7-Dehydrocholesterol

Reference Range

Provided by Reference Laboratory

Turnaround Time: 3 weeks

Related Tests Cholesterol

Lyso GB3

Reference Range

The lysoGB3 assay is intended as a screening assay to either initiate further investigation or to monitor a patients response to therapy. Therefore there is not a reference range associated with this assay, but a cut-off to prompt further action or to rule out Fabry’s disease.

Turnaround Time:
20 working days

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University Hospitals Birmingham medical laboratories at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital are UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited to the ISO 15189:2012 standard. For a list of accredited tests and other information please visit the UKAS website using the following link: https://www.ukas.com/find-an-organisation/

Molecular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8759
Biochemistry is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8910
Haematology and Transfusion is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8784
Clinical Microbiology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8760
Cellular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 10141
Musculoskeletal laboratory is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 9897
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital pathology laboratories are a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No.8217.

Tests not appearing on the UKAS Schedule of Accreditation currently remain outside of our scope of accreditation. However, these tests have been validated to the same high standard as accredited tests and are performed by the same trained and competent staff.

For further test information, please visit the test database: http://qehbpathology.uk/test-database

For further information contact Louise Fallon, Quality Manager, 0121 371 5962