Test directory: DHEA

Ordering Code259
Test NameDHEA
AliasDehydroepiandrosterone
Unconjugated DHEA
Preferred SpecimenSerum
Preferred ContainerPlain (Red)
Other Specimen/ContainerPlasma in EDTA, K2 (Lavender), Plasma in Lithium Heparin (Green), Plasma in Sodium Heparin (Green), Plasma in Trace
Element EDTA (Royal Blue)
Optimum Volume1 mL
Collection InstructionsFasting recommended, but not required
Patient age & sex required on requisition
Transport RequirementsOahu: Refrigerated
Airline: Frozen
Specimen StabilityAmbient: 6 Hours
Refrigerated: 3 Days
Frozen: 3 Months
Rejection CriteriaSerum separator tube
Avail. StatNO
Analytic TimeUp to 7 Days
MethodologyChromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Reference Lab Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
DHEAALLSee report.