Myoglobin test Shankar-road

MYOGLOBIN TEST

DESCRIPTION – a myoglobin test measures the amount of myoglobin, a protein found in your skeletal muscles and heart muscles, in your blood or urine. Healthcare providers may use a myoglobin blood test to detect muscle damage.

METHODOLOGY – quantitative chemiluminiscent immunoassay

TURN AROUND TIME – within 24 hours

SPECIMEN REQUIERED –

COLLECT – plain red or serum separator tube or green (sodium heparin)

SPECIMEN PREPARATION – allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate the serum from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 ml of serum to transport tube

STORAGE/TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE – refrigerated

STABILITY – ambient: 8 days; refrigerated: 2 weeks; frozen: 1 year

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION – grossly hemolyzed specimens

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS – clinical history is mandatory