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C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

Reference Range

Adult male/female reference range = 0-5 mg/L (Abbott Alinity)

Levels above 100 mg/L are associated with major trauma, acute bacterial infection or active inflammation.

Concentrations of up to 10 mg/L exclude many acute inflammatory diseases, but do not specifically exclude inflammatory processes.

 

  • Turnaround Time: 1 day

Related Tests Urinary Haemosiderin

Salivary Cortisol

Reference Range

Early morning range (7-9 a.m.): 3.2-22.8 nmol/L

Late night range (11 p.m. to 12 a.m.): <3.2 nmol/L

  • Turnaround Time: 15 working days (3 weeks)
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  • Molecular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8759
  • Biochemistry is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8910
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  • Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital pathology laboratories are a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No.8217.

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