BIOCHEMISTRY, IMMUNOLOGY AND HAEMATOLOGY/ BLOOD BANK
TEST RESULT VALUES CURRENTLY PHONED TO WARDS
Biochemistry
Parameter
Units of Measurement
Lower Limit
Higher Limit
Sodium*
Potassium*
Calcium
Urea*
Creatinine*
Amylase*
Urate*
T.Bilirubin*
ALT*
AST*
ALP*
Magnesium*
Glucose*
Triglyceride*
Ammonia*
Lactate*
mmol/L
mmol/L
mmol/L
mmol/L
µmol/L
IU/L
µmol/L
µmol/L
IU/L
IU/L
IU/L
mmol/L
mmol/L
mmol/L
µmol/L
mmol/L
120
2.7
1.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.5
3.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
150
6.0
3.0
30.0
300
120
800
80
1000
1000
1000
1.2
20.0
12.0
100
5.0
pH
Free T4
TSH
Prolactin (Non Pregnant)
Troponin
tHCG (Pregnancy)
Cortisol (Pre Syn)
Cortisol (30 mins Post Syn)
N/A
pmol/L
IU/L
mIU/L
µg/L
mIU/mL
nmol/L
nmol/L
7.2
8.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
<84
<168
7.6
30.0
20.0
1000
0.1
5
None
None
*
These results will be phoned the first time in an episode or if a clinically significant
change has occurred.
It is the responsibility of ward staff receiving these results, to contact the relevant
clinician within 15 minutes of Laboratory staff informing them of the result.
Ward staff must document the verbal result communication on Form 37a titled
"Verbal/ Telephone Result Communication Form"
BSC/PATH/GDE/001
Ver. 12.1
Effective Date: 29 / 04 / 13
BON SECOURS HOSPITAL
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BIOCHEMISTRY, IMMUNOLOGY AND HAEMATOLOGY/ BLOOD BANK
TEST RESULT VALUES CURRENTLY PHONED TO WARDS
Immunology
Parameter
Units of Measurement
ANCA
GBM Antibodies
Lower Limit
N/A
N/A
HigherLimit
All positive results
All positive results
Haematology/ Blood Bank
Parameter*
Haemoglobin §
White cell count #
Platelets
Prothrombin Ratio (INR)
Non-anticoagulated
Anticoagulated
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
Non-anticoagulated
Anticoagulated
D-Dimer
Fibrinogen
Units of
Measurement
Lower
Limit
Higher
Limit
g/dL
X 109/L
X 109/L
8.5
3.0
50
20
30
1000
ratio
ratio
N/A
N/A
>1.2
>5.0
sec
sec
mg/L
N/A
N/A
N/A
>32
>70
>0.5
N/A
g/L
1.0
Monospot
N/A
All positive results
Pregnancy Test (Urine)
N/A
All positive results
Malaria Screen
N/A
All positive results
Sickle Cell Screen
N/A
All positive results
Delay in Providing Blood/ Products for
Transfusion
Antibody Present
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
*
If a patient has a similar test result history in the current episode of care, then phoning is not
necessary.
§
In patients with Microcytic/ Macrocytic Anaemia, only Haemoglobins of <5g/dL will be
phoned.
#
Patient on chemotherapy only WBC <1.0 will be phoned.
N/A
N/A
It is the responsibility of ward staff receiving these results, to contact the relevant
clinician within 15 minutes of Laboratory staff informing them of the result.
Ward staff must document the verbal result communication on Form 37a titled
"Verbal/ Telephone Result Communication Form"
BSC/PATH/GDE/001
Ver. 12.1
Effective Date: 29 / 04 / 13
BON SECOURS HOSPITAL
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