Specimen requirements

Adult sample type: Serum (gold/yellow top SST)

Paediatric sample type: Plasma (orange top paediatric tube)

Collection requirements: Lipase is only routinely available on trial samples

Cost

Price on application

Turnaround time

Please see Turnaround times

Analytical method

Spectrophotometry - Quinone Dye

Analysis undertaken at these site(s)

Churchill Hospital

Reference intervals

Female

All ages: 8 - 78 IU/L

Male

All ages: 8 - 78 IU/L