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ABO Grouping and Rh (D) typing. Antibody Screen / specificity. Direct antiglobulin test (Coombs Test)
(brief description of test, what its used for)
Sample Requirements
Sample type: Blood
Sample volume: 4.9ml
Tube type: EDTA (Blue)
Special sample instructions: (e.g. fasting, needs to be kept cold, ring lab to book etc)
Turnaround time: 1-3 days for routine, 3-5 days of antibody investigation required, 3-4 weeks if requires referral to NHSBT
Reference ranges:
Department: (e.g. blood sciences. Also details of if sent to reference lab or tested locally on site.)
Specimen labelling: