Transthyretin
General Information
- Lab Name
- Transthyretin (Pre_Albumin)
- Lab Code
- TTHY
- Epic Name
- Transthyretin (Pre-Albumin)
- Synonyms
- Prealbumin
- Components
Interpretation
- Method
- Turbidimetric
- Reference Range
-
Units: mg/dL
Female Male Age Range Age Range 0-2m 7.8-15.0 0-2m 7.8-15.0 3m-7y 12.0-28.0 3m-7y 12.0-28.0 8y-14y 15.0-37.0 8y-14y 15.0-37.0 15y-69y 18.0-39.0 15y-69y 19.0-45.0 70y-80y 18.0-39.0 70y-80y 19.0-41.0 81y- 15.0-35.0 81y- 15.0-35.0 Effective date: 03/01/2015
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Blood
- Collection
-
HMC and UW-MT Onsite Locations:
Preferred: 4 mL blood in LIME GREEN PST tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, GOLD SST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER
Offsite Clinic or Other Locations:
Preferred: 4 mL blood in GOLD SST tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, LIME GREEN PST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
Pediatric: 1 Full LIME GREEN MICROTAINER - Handling Instructions
- The laboratory must process specimen within 2 hours of collection.
- Quantity
-
Requested: 1 mL plasma/serum
Minimum: 0.3 mL plasma/serum
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
- Centrifuge and separate serum within 2 hours.
Stability: 8 hours at room temp; 48 hours at 2 - 8°C. Long term storage at -20°C. Freeze/thaw samples once.
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Chemistry, Automated Panels(CHA)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- No
- Performing Location(s)
-
HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133UW-MT Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 84134
- LOINC
- 6793-4
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW1753
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW1753