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Free Fatty Acids, Blood (Referred Out) - Saskatoon

Discipline

Biochemistry

Overview

Description

Collect specimen after a 12 hour fast
Patient must not consume any alcohol for at least 24 hours before specimen collection

Test ordering requirements

Preferred specimen collection

Refer patient to a laboratory health services centre or a hospital test centre able to process specimens within required time frame

Alias

Fatty acid fractionation
Free fatty acid fractionation

Specimen Information

Specimen types accepted

Serum

Specimen collection container

Preferred collection container: Gold (gel) 5mL
Alternative collection container: Red (no additive) 6mL

Collection procedure

Specimen must be collected, centrifuged, aliquoted and frozen within 60 minutes of collection

Required volume

Optimal volume: 4.5 mL Full collection tube
Minimum volume: 2 mL serum

(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)

Rejection criteria

Specimens received where the collection protocols were not followed
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteri a

Performance

Days/times performed

Availability	Shipped Mondays and Wednesdays
Testing site	Referred out by St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory to Dynacare (London, ON)

Maximum laboratory time

13 day turnaround time by testing laboratory

Last Updated: October 9, 2024