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Bile Acids Total, Blood (Referred Out)- Saskatoon

Discipline

Biochemistry

Overview

Alias

  • Bile Salts, Total

Specimen Information

Specimen types accepted

  • Serum

Specimen collection container

  • Preferred collection container: Red (non-gel)
  • Alternative collection container: None

Collection procedure

  • Specimen must be frozen within 24 hours of collection

Required volume

  • Optimal volume: 4.5 mL full collection tube
  • Minimum volume: 1 mL  serum

(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)

Rejection criteria

Testing Information

Clinical interpretation

  • Used in the diagnosis of hepatobiliary tract disorders

Performance

Days/times performed

Availability
  • Shipped Mondays and Wednesdays
Testing site​
  • Referred out by St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory to Dynacare (London, Ontario)
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Maximum laboratory time

Results reporting

  • 2 day turn around time by testing laboratory

Last Updated: February 6, 2026