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Lactate
minimum sample volume required ~ 2.5ml
Test Code: LAC
Tube type: Fluoride
Special instructions
Should be received in lab ASAP.
Time limit for add on
Lactate can not be added retrospectively due to instability.
Reference range
0.5 - 2.5
Units
mmol/L
Turnaround Time
1
day
Department: Biochemistry
Clinical Application
Measurement forms a critical part of the International Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundles (http://www.survivingsepsis.org/Bundles/Pages/default.aspx), however, analysis using a blood gas analyser at point of care is preferred where available.
Measurement of lactate has limited use in the differential diagnosis and management of acidosis: the cause is usually discernible from other measurements. Measurement as part of ischaemic lactate test is used in diagnosis of glycogen storage disorder Muscle Phosphorylase deficiency (McArdle's disease).
