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TROPONIN-T (TnT), SERUM

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Lab Section Category	Clinical Biochemistry View write-up
Specimen Required	3 mL plain blood
Method	Immunoassay
Reference Interval / Value	≥ 13 yrs : < 30 ng/L
Turnaround Time	Mean = 4 hrs, Range: 3 – 5 hrs
Day(s) Test Set up	Daily, 24 hrs STAT
Remarks	With effect from 9am, 1 September 2014 (Monday), please note updates in: 1) Troponin T reporting units from ug/L to ng/L 2) Troponin T cutoff value from <0.03 ug/L to <30 ng/L With the change in reporting units to ng/L, Troponin T results will be increased numerically by a factor of 1000 and the results will be reported in whole numbers.

Change History Notes

01 Apr 2020 09:00 AM

Reference interval is updated on 01 Apr 2020.
25 Aug 2014 12:40 PM

With effect from 9am, 1 September 2014 (Monday), please note update in:
1) Troponin T reporting units from ug/L to ng/L
2) Troponin T cutoff value from <0.03 ug/L to <30 ng/L