Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Separate serum within 1 hour of collection. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Grossly hemolysed samples not accepted.

Stability (Room): 3 hrs

Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs

Stability (Frozen): 1 week

Method: Freezing Point Depression

Comment:

Price: Contact Medilab

Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days

Usage: This assay is useful for evaluating acutely ill or comatose patients. It determines osmolality gap in cases of suspected poisonings. An increased gap between measured and calculated osmolality may indicate ingestion of poison, ethylene glycol, methanol and isopropanolol.

Specialty: Physician

Disease: Poisoning

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Courier Charges:

Home Collection: Available

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Pre-test Information: No special preparation required