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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

Alternate Names
VIP
Laboratory
Referred Test
MBS Number
66695
Specimen
Blood
Container
EDTA with Trasylol Additive (Aprotinin) - Contact Laboratory
Collection Instructions
Place tube on ice & send to laboratory immediately
Additional Collection Instructions

LABORATORY BASED COLLECTION ONLY.

Patient should fast overnight and must be resting for at least 10 minutes before blood is collected.

Obtain EDTA-Trasylol (APROTININ) tube from Pathology Specimen Collection or the Pathology Laboratory.

Minimum Adult Volume
1mL
Minimum Paediatric Volume
None
Frequency
Weekly
Reference Interval

< 50 pmol/L

Test Code
VIP
Container ID
ET
Storage Instructions
Aliquot and freeze as soon as possible
Additional (Storage) Instructions

Instructions for: Regional and Metropolitan Specimen Receptions

  • Centrifuge, aliquot, and freeze plasma within 30 minutes of collection.
Transport Instructions
Transport frozen
External Laboratory
Chemical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital