Test Directory

Thyroid investigations (TFTs)

Containers - Adult

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Brown Cap, Gel Clotted
Volume Range
0.6 ml
Additive per Container
None
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Orange Cap
Volume Range
​0.6 ml
Additive per Container
Lithium-heparin

Containers - Child

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Orange Cap - Paediatric
Volume Range
0.6
Additive per Container
Lithium-heparin

Laboratory Site

RIE
51 Little France Crescent
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone (Biochemistry): 0131 242 6806
SJH
Howden Road West
Howden
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6PP
Telephone (Biochemistry): 01506 52 3160/1
WGH
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Telephone (Biochemistry): 0131 537 1910/1

Anticipated turnaround

4 days

General additional information

Please indicate if patient is on T4 or anti-thyroid medication. In acutely ill patients abnormal thyroid function tests are frequently found. These revert to normal on resolution of illness. Do not routinely request tests for hospital inpatients unless there is a high clinical suspicion of thyroid disease. See individual entries for TSH, total T3, TRAB, thyroglobulin and calcitonin.