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Pre-eclampsia Screen

Ordering information:

All external requests MUST be centrifigued, serum separated and frozen (within 2 hours of collection).

Specimens should be transported to BH on dry ice.

Private Patients will be billed.

Test cost $100.

An Eastern Health consent form must be filled out

For patients from EH antenatal clinics financial consent is not required as this test is covered by EH.

Eastern Health collection centres please send samples to laboratory in red bag urgently 

Alternate names:
PERT, PET screen, PLGF, preeclampsia, sFlt-1
Laboratory:
Biochemistry
Test Code:
PRECL
Specimen types:
Serum
Container types:
Serum tube with gelSerum tube with gel
Collection Instructions:

A separate unopened Serum tube must be collected.

Minimum Adult Volume:
1 mL
Frequency:
As required
Reference Interval:

<38.00

 

  

 

If EMR is not available, Pathology results are available from Auscare.  If you do not have an Auscare login,please complete attached form. https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/Auscare%20user%20Form%20LIS.pdf

Instruction on how to use Auscare - https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/Auscare%20instructions.pdf

SPECIMEN COLLECTION MODULE (SCM) FAQs - CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE for Consent form to perform tests not covered by Medicare

CLICK HERE for Minimum Labelling Requirements

For Microbiology Swab Collection https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/microbiology/Microbiology%20Swab%20Specimen%20Collection.pdf

Printable Pathology request form https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/2025%20A5%20referral%20slip_2%20pages.docx

"THE ART OF CCCCOLLECTION"

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE PREFERRED ORDER OF DRAW

 

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