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Serum blood sample

  • 23-11-2011 11:15pm
    #1
    sleepyjoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    Hello,
    I need to get a serum blood sample taken to send off to the states for some private testing. My GP can only take a whole blood sample - does anyone know how/where I can arrange to get a serum sample?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    sleepyjoe wrote: »
    Hello,
    I need to get a serum blood sample taken to send off to the states for some private testing. My GP can only take a whole blood sample - does anyone know how/where I can arrange to get a serum sample?

    Any GP will be able to take a serum blood sample. It just depends on the tube the blood goes in. In my experience, serum samples are drawn in brown-capped tubes (if it's the Monovette system) or orange capped (if your GP uses the Vacuette system).


  • #3
    sleepyjoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭sleepyjoe


    Thanks for the response Sweetface - with a serum blood sample does the blood not have to be spun to seperate the components required from what's not?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    sleepyjoe wrote: »
    Thanks for the response Sweetface - with a serum blood sample does the blood not have to be spun to seperate the components required from what's not?

    I see what you mean. Yes it has to be spun before getting tested. It's put in a centrifuge and the gel seperates the cells from the serum. Some (very few) GP surgerys have a cenrtifuge. You would need the services of a lab to do that. It depends on the test in question, I'm not sure if it will matter that it's not spun before being sent to The States.


  • #5
    sleepyjoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭sleepyjoe


    Suppose I can contact the lab in the States to see if I can send the blood sample unspun and get them to do it - they speciifically ask for a serum sample though so unsure if this will be acceptable.

    If I do need the services of a lab here, I assume this would have to be one of the hospitals? I'm based in Cork.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    sleepyjoe wrote: »
    Suppose I can contact the lab in the States to see if I can send the blood sample unspun and get them to do it - they speciifically ask for a serum sample though so unsure if this will be acceptable.

    If I do need the services of a lab here, I assume this would have to be one of the hospitals? I'm based in Cork.

    Yes any of the hospitals can do it - Mercy, CUH, St. Finbarrs all have labs. You can get your GP to send the sample to the lab, they will spin it and then you'll have to find a way of getting it back to you for sending it on to the States I guess.


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  • #7
    sleepyjoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭sleepyjoe


    Thanks for your help Sweetface - I'll get on to the doc and see if this can be arranged. Thanks again......


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