Test Directory

HbS (Sickle) Test

Containers - Adult

S-Monovette EDTA K3E, 2.6 ml, cap red, diameter 13 mm
S-Monovette EDTA K3E, 2.6 ml, cap red, diameter 13 mm
Additive per Container

​EDTA

Containers - Child

S-Monovette EDTA K3E, 1.2 ml, cap red, diameter 8 mm
S-Monovette EDTA K3E, 1.2 ml, cap red, diameter 8 mm
Additive per Container

EDTA

Reference ranges

​Negati​ve.

Laboratory Site

RIE
51 Little France Crescent
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone: 0131 536 1000

Transport arrangements

Specimen must be transported within a plastic sealable bag or other suitable container.

How to request

Request form

Availability

Monday - Friday: routine service 09:00 - 17:00. Saturday - Sunday: routine service 09:00 - 13:00. Please contact the laboratory for urgent samples outside of routine hours.

Anticipated turnaround

1 day.

What happens if the result is positive or abnormal

The laboratory will telephone abnormal results where it appears that these are likely to be clinically significant. Please provide an appropriate telephone or bleep number.

General additional information

Blood transfusion may make interpretation unreliable.

HbS test is also know as the Sickledex or Solubility Test for Sickle cell anaemia.

All HbS test results are confirmed by a full Haemoglobinopathy screen.