The following test profiles have been set up after consultation with clinicians. Paediatric investigation profiles are listed separately.
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| Profile | Tests | Blood samples required | WinPath Code | |
| Dementia screen |
U&E, LFT, glucose, calcium, TFT, B12 & folate, FBC, ESR. Not part of WinPath code but recommended as part of full dementia screen if appropriate: syphilis serology, urine microbiology. |
 clotted EDTA fluoride oxalate |
DMNT | |
| Hurstwood Park neurology workup | U&E, FBC, calcium, lipids, glucose, thyroid function tests, serum protein electrophoresis, B12 & folate, ANA, rheumatoid factor, CRP, LFT. | clotted (x2)EDTAfluoride oxalate |
NEUR | |
| Islet-cell profile | GAD antibodies, glucose, C-peptide. | clotted (for GAD antibodies)
fluoride oxalate |
T1T2 | |
| Nutrition profile | U+E, creatinine, glucose, calcium, phosphate, magnesium, ALP, LFT (includes albumin and protein), 25OH vitamin D, PTH, FBC, ferritin, iron, transferrin, calculated %saturation index, B12 & folate, selenium, zinc, copper, vitamin A, vitamin E. |
clotted (x2)EDTA*fluoride oxalate
 trace element*for adult-sized tubes please send one with black cap ring and one with yellow cap ring. |
NUTR | |
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Parenteral nutrition
(BSUH Pharmacy)
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U&E, FBC, calcium, magnesium, phosphate. |
clottedEDTA |
TPNS | |
| PCOS | LH, FSH, free testosterone, free T4, TSH. | clotted |
PCO | |
| Pituitary profile | Cortisol, TFT, LH, FSH, prolactin, IGF1. | clotted |
PITP | |
| Pre-op profile | U&E, FBC. | clotted
EDTA |
POPS | |
| Psychiatry routine admission | U&E, FBC, LFT, TFT, CRP, calcium, B12 & folate, random lipids, random glucose. | clottedEDTAfluoride oxalate |
PSYR | |
| Renal post-dialysis | Urea, potassium, sodium. | clotted |
POSD | |
| Renal pre-dialysis | U&E, bicarbonate, bone profile. | clotted |
PRED | |
| TPN trace element profile (for Pharmacy only) |
B12 & folate, CRP, 25OH vitamin D, copper, iron, zinc, selenium.
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clotted
trace element |
TPNT | |
| Vascular profile | Glucose, lipids (fasting), CRP, FBC, INR, ESR. |
Fasting:
 citrateclottedEDTAfluoride oxalate |
VSCS |