The biochemistry laboratory is located on the second floor of the Royal Infirmary
Contact details for the Biochemistry laboratory can be found here.
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Key Staff Contact Telephone Numbers:
Consultant Clinical Lead: Dr Jonathan Malo 0131 242 6853 (ext 26853)
Consultant: Dr Sara Jenks: 0131 242 6868 (ext 26868)
Departmental / Lipid Clinic Secretary: Patricia Livani 0131 242 6870 (ext 26870)
Consultant Clinical Scientist: Dr Mike Crane 0131 242 6854 (ext 26854)
Clinical Scientist Toxicology: Dr Paul Cawood 0131 242 6851 (ext 26851)
Specialist Registrars: 0131 242 6845 (ext 26845)
Clinical Scientist: Dr James Logie: 0131 242 6852 (ext 26852)
Clinical Scientist: Maria Squires: 0131 242 6852 (ext 26852)
Director of UKNEQAS: Dr Cathy Sturgeon: 0131 242 6885 (ext 26885)
Operational Manager: Una Jarrold: 0131 242 26830 (ext 26830)
Chief Biomedical Scientist: 0131 242 6831 (ext 26831)
Tests Available During Restricted Service
- U/E (Urea, Creatinine, Na, K, CO2, CL)
- Liver Function tests (Total Bilirubin, ALT, ALP, GGT, Albumin)
- Glucose
- Lactate
- Calcium / Phosphate / Magnesium
- CK
- Troponin I
- Arterial Blood Gas analysis
- Carboxyhaemoglobin
- Paracetamol / Salicylate
- Amylase
- LDH
- CRP
- Therapeutic drugs (Carbamazepine, Digoxin, Lithium, Phenytoin, Theophylline)
- Lipids (Cholesterol, Triglyceride, HDL)
- Urate
- AST
- Direct Bilirubin
- Iron / Transferrin
- Total Protein
- CSF Protein/Glucose