Bile acid total serum test Mansarovar Park
BILE ACID TOTAL SERUM TEST
DESCRIPTION – the bile acid test is a reliable marker to diagnose hepatobiliary diseases such as acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, liver sclerosis and liver cancer. Elevated levels of the bile acid total could be due to the inability of the liver to extract bile acids from the blood.
METHODOLOGY – quantitative enzymatic
TURN AROUND TIME – within 24 hours
SPECIMEN REQUIERED –
PATIENT PREPARATION – patient should fast for 8 hours prior to collection
COLLECT – serum separator tube or plasma separator tube
SPECIMEN PREPARATION – allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature before centrifugation. Transfer 1 ml serum to transport tube
STORAGE/TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE – refrigerated
STABILITY – ambient: 8 hours; refrigerated: 2 weeks; frozen: 3 months
UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION – body fluids, heparinized specimens, hemolyzed specimens
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS – clinical history is mandatory