
Sample type: Serum
Test name: LDH a.k.a. Lactate Dehydrogenase
Special precautions & notes: Please note: Results can be artefactually raised in haemolysed samples and those that have been delayed before reaching laboratory
Reference range: Age dependent: 0-14 days <1130 U/L; 15 days-11 months <420 U/L; 1-9 years <310 U/L; 10-14 years <270 U/L; 15+ years <250 U/L
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