Vitamin Profile 1

Profile details

• Vitamin A (Retinol)
• Beta Carotene
• Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
• Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
• Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
• Vitamin D (25-OH)
• Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol)

Code

VITS

Sample Reqs

ABB [7]

Turnaround

5 days

Special instructions

[7] Sample should be separated and frozen if sending overnight. Patients taking supplements may be advised to stop medication prior to testing.

Sample type guide

A

Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/6ml (6ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)

B

Gold Vacutainer, SST/Gel anticoagulant, 5ml

Related specialties

• Vitamin

Additional information

• Request forms
• Specimens: collection, packaging, transport, rejection criteria
• Discontinued tests