Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)

Sample type: -

Serum.

Uses: -

Measures the amount of vitamin E in the blood.

Precautions: -

Patient should be fasting for 12-14 hours before the test.

Interfere factors: -

• Dietary intake.

• Patient under certain medications.

Pre-analytical errors: -

• Hemolyzed specimen.

• Sample not properly storage.

Corrective actions: -

• Proper storing of the sample.

• Correct labelling on the sample.

Post-analytical errors: -

• Results on delivered on time.

• Mix in patient’s results.

Corrective actions: -

• Correct method of storing of the sample.

• Delivering results on time.

Reference range: -

11 to 37 µmol l−1