LDH, Spinal Fluid

Test Name

LDH, Spinal Fluid

Alternate Description

CSF, LDH

LIS Code

LDCSF

Availability

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Lab Section

Chemistry

Fluid Type

CSF

Fluid Type And Minimum Volume

1 mL CSF

Specimen Tube Type Transport

CSF Container

Summary Test Name

LDH, Spinal Fluid

Specimen Stability

4 days refrigerated

Minimum Volume

1.0 ml Spinal Fluid

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate

Specimen Preparation In House

Spin, separate, refrigerate until analysis.

Stat Availability

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

R 4 hours S 2 hours

Reference Value

No normal range defined, U/L