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Proinsulin, Serum (Referred Out) - Saskatoon

Discipline

Biochemistry

Overview

Description

Ordering Recommendation

Collect after a 12 hour fast

Test Ordering Requirements

Preferred Specimen Collection

Refer patient to a Dynacare Laboratory Health Services Centre or Hospital Test Centre able to process specimens within required time frame

Specimen Information

Specimen types accepted

Serum

Specimen collection container

Preferred Collection Container: Gold (gel)
Alternative Collection Container: Red (non-gel)

Collection procedure

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

Required volume

Optimal Volume: 4.5 mL Full collection tube
Minimum Volume: 0.5 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 proper collection protocols were not followed
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria

Performance

Days/times performed

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

Maximum laboratory time

Results Reporting

15 day turn around time by testing laboratory

Last Updated: October 9, 2024