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Full Blood Count (FBC)

Full Blood Count (FBC)

Reference Range

For Adult reference ranges click here

For Neonatal and Paediatric Reference Ranges click here

  • Turnaround Time: 24 hours, if urgent by prior arrangement with laboratory
Fibrinogen

Fibrinogen

Reference Range

1.5 - 4.1 g/L

  • Turnaround Time: 24 hours
Factor Assay

Factor Assay

Reference Range

FII (Factor 2) 87-129 u/dL

FV (Factor 5) 66-135 u/dL

FVII (Factor 7) 66-170 u/dL

FVIII (Factor 8) 57-158 u/dL

FIX (Factor 9) 82-166 u/dL

FX (Factor 10) 76-171 u/dL

FXI (Factor 11) 70-164 u/dL

FXII (Factor 12) 64-183 u/dL

Bovine Chromogenic FVIII (Factor 8) 0.67-1.44 IU/ml

  • Turnaround Time: 21 days
Faecal Elastase-1

Faecal Elastase-1

Reference Range

Normal: >200 ug/g

Mild to moderate exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: 100 – 200 ug/g

Severe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: <100 ug/g

  • Turnaround Time: 15 days
Ferritin

Ferritin

Reference Range

                                      New Ferritin reference range (µg/L)

Females                                      20 – 235

Males                                          22 – 501

 

Please note new reference range in use from 04/12/23. This change was agreed with consultant haematologists following a recent audit examining the appropriateness of the current Ferritin reference range. If you have any further questions regarding this change, please contact the Duty Biochemist on 0121 3716543”

  • Turnaround Time: 1 day

Related Tests Iron (Serum) Transferrin

Folate

Folate

Reference Range

3.1 - 20.5 µg/L

 

 

 

  • Turnaround Time: 1 day
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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