Bile Acids, Total, Enzymatic

What it measures

• Bile Acids, Total Pregnancy, EnzymaticLOINC 14628-2

Before the visit

Fasting required

Fast for 8 hours. Note: Fasting does not apply to women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, samples should be collected post-prandially.

Specimen

Specimen

1 mL serum

Minimum volume

0.5 mL

Container

Transport tube

Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Centrifuge serum samples within 1 hour of collection and transfer serum into sterile transport tube(s).

Turnaround

Set up: Daily