Sample type: Serum
Test name: Triglycerides
Condition / Indication: Lipid disorders
Special precautions & notes: None.
Reference range: Ideally fasting values: 0.5 - 1.7 mmol/L , risk of pancreatitis at high levels. See document below for Reference Ranges in Children (ages 0-18 years). For guidance on hyperlipidaemia treatment guidelines and monitoring patients on lipid lowering therapy please see advice on Remedy (link below)
Container: Serum (Gold top)
Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL
Referred outside NBT for analysis? No
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Section: Automated Laboratory
Turnaround time: Hospital patients 4 hours; GP patients 24 hours
remedy.bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/media/5348/bnssg-lipid-guidance-v33.pdf