Also known as: LDH
Specimen requirements
Adult sample type: Serum (gold/yellow top SST)
Paediatric sample type: Plasma (orange top paediatric tube)
Collection requirements: No special requirements
Cost
Price on application
Turnaround time
Analytical method
Spectrophotometry - Enzymatic - Lactate to Pyruvate - Lactate Dehydrogenase
Analysis undertaken at these site(s)
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Churchill Hospital
- Horton General Hospital
Reference intervals
Female
All ages: 110 - 255 IU/L
Male
All ages: 90 - 235 IU/L