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Valium

Test Code:

UNCB

Tube Colour:

Gold

Light Green

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

diazepam

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin

Reference Range:

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Reference Laboratory:

Australian Clinical Laboratories1868 Dandenong RoadClayton, Vic 3168tel 03 9538 6777fax 03 8540 5555

Valproate

Test Code:

VALP

Tube Colour:

Light Green

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VALP, Epilim

Collection Requirements:

4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum

Reference Range:

50 - 100 mg/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Vanadium

Test Code:

UNCB

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

Reference Range:

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Australian Clinical Laboratories1868 Dandenong RoadClayton, Vic 3168tel 03 9538 6777fax 03 8540 5555

Vancomycin

Test Code:

VANC

Tube Colour:

Light Green

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VANC

Collection Requirements:

4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum

Reference Range:

See Report mg/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Vaso Active Intestinal Polypeptide

Test Code:

VIP

Tube Colour:

Collect Tube From Pathology

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VIP

Collection Requirements:

5 ml EDTA Tras Tube ***Collect from lab

Reference Range:

0 - 50 pmol/L

Availability:

Monthly

Requires own tube?:

Reference Laboratory:

Sydney South Western Area Pathology ServiceRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCentral Specimen ReceptionMissenden RoadCamperdown, NSW 2050tel 02 9515 8279fax 02 9515 7931

** Must be collected in a special tube that contains a preservative Aprotinin (Trasylol) - Tube must be collected from the laboratory

Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Test Code:

VLCFA

Tube Colour:

Pink

Lavender

Dark Green No Gel

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VLCFA

Collection Requirements:

6-9 ml EDTA or 6mL Lithium Heparin with no Gel

Reference Range:

Availability:

Monthly

Requires own tube?:

Fee:

AUD $220 not Medicare rebatable

Reference Laboratory:

SA Pathology - Women & Children's Hospital4th Floor Rieger BuildingKing William RoadNorth Adelaide, SA 5006tel 08 8161 7483fax 08 8161 7484

Very Low Density Lipoproteins

Test Code:

UNCB

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

Availability:

Monthly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

SA Pathology - Women & Children's Hospital4th Floor Rieger BuildingKing William RoadNorth Adelaide, SA 5006tel 08 8161 7483fax 08 8161 7484

Vitamin A

Test Code:

VITA

Tube Colour:

Gold In Foil

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VITA, retinol, Retanoic acid

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum protected from light (wrap in foil)

Reference Range:

umol/L

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Reference Laboratory:

Royal Children's HospitalLaboratory ServicesLevel 4, East Building50 Flemington RoadParkville, Vic 3052tel 03 9345 4200fax 03 9345 9884

Vitamin B1

Test Code:

VITB1

Tube Colour:

Pink

Lavender In Foil

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VITB1, Thiamine

Collection Requirements:

6-9 ml EDTA protected by Aluminium Foil

Reference Range:

66-200 nmol/L

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Melbourne Pathology103 Victoria ParadeCollingwood, Vic 3066tel 03 9287 7700fax 03 9419 1486

Vitamin B12

Test Code:

B12

Tube Colour:

Light Green

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

B12

Collection Requirements:

4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum

Reference Range:

140 - 650 pmol/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Vitamin B2

Test Code:

VITB2

Tube Colour:

Pink

Lavender In Foil

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VITB2, Ribolflavin

Collection Requirements:

6-9 ml EDTA protected by Aluminium Foil

Reference Range:

180-470 nmol/L

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Melbourne Pathology103 Victoria ParadeCollingwood, Vic 3066tel 03 9287 7700fax 03 9419 1486

Vitamin B3 (Urine)

Test Code:

U24B3

Tube Colour:

Urine (24 Hr Acid)

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

U24B3

Collection Requirements:

Urine (24 Hr collected in acid bottle)

Reference Range:

50 - 600 umol/D

Availability:

Monthly

Requires own tube?:

Reference Laboratory:

Sydney South Western Area Pathology ServiceRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCentral Specimen ReceptionMissenden RoadCamperdown, NSW 2050tel 02 9515 8279fax 02 9515 7931

Vitamin B6

Test Code:

VITB6

Tube Colour:

Pink

Lavender In Foil

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VITB6, Pyradoxyl Phosphate, Pyridoxine

Collection Requirements:

6-9 ml EDTA protected by Aluminium Foil

Reference Range:

20-190 nmol/L

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Melbourne Pathology103 Victoria ParadeCollingwood, Vic 3066tel 03 9287 7700fax 03 9419 1486

Vitamin C

Test Code:

VITC

Tube Colour:

Green In Foil

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VITC, Ascorbate, Acscorbic Acid

Collection Requirements:

4.5mL Lithium Heparin in Foil

Reference Range:

20-120 umol/L

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Melbourne Pathology103 Victoria ParadeCollingwood, Vic 3066tel 03 9287 7700fax 03 9419 1486

Vitamin D 1,25 OH

Test Code:

D125 (125D)+B1389

Tube Colour:

Gold

Light Green

Lavender

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

125Vit D, |1,25 Dihydroxy Vitamin D, |1,25 Dihydroxycholecalciferol

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml Serum, 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 3mL EDTA

Reference Range:

78 - 190 pmol/L

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Austin PathologyAustin Hospital145 Studley RoadHeidelberg, Vic 3084tel 03 9496 3100fax 03 9496 1674

Vitamin D 25 OH

Test Code:

VITD

Tube Colour:

Gold

Light Green

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

25 Vit D | Cholecalciferol, Calcidiol, Calcitrol

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin

Reference Range:

>50 = sufficiency, 25-50 = mild deficiency, 12.5-25 = moderate sufficiency, <12.5 = severe deficiency nmol/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Vitamin E (Tocopherol)

Test Code:

VITE

Tube Colour:

Gold In Foil

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VITE, |Tocopherol

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum in foil

Reference Range:

umol/L

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Royal Children's HospitalLaboratory ServicesLevel 4, East Building50 Flemington RoadParkville, Vic 3052tel 03 9345 4200fax 03 9345 9884

Vitamin K

Test Code:

UNCB

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

Reference Range:

0.3-2.6 nmol/L

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Australian Clinical Laboratories1868 Dandenong RoadClayton, Vic 3168tel 03 9538 6777fax 03 8540 5555

Voriconazole

Test Code:

VORI

Tube Colour:

Pink

Light Green

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

VORI

Collection Requirements:

6 ml EDTA or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin

Reference Range:

1 - 5.5 mg/L

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Pathology handbook

Valium

Valproate

Vanadium

Vancomycin

Vaso Active Intestinal Polypeptide

Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Very Low Density Lipoproteins

Vitamin A

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B2

Vitamin B3 (Urine)

Vitamin B6

Vitamin C

Vitamin D 1,25 OH

Vitamin D 25 OH

Vitamin E (Tocopherol)

Vitamin K

Voriconazole

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Royal Park Campus No emergency care

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