copep | 24988

Copeptin (CT-pro-AVP)

Keywords

ADH, antidiuretic hormone, arginine vasopressin, argipressin, AVP, Diabetes insipidus, vasopressin

Material
Serum
Serum gel tube, golden (1)
Note

Do not consume coffee, tea or nicotine and stop medication, if possible, 48h prior to sampling. | The determination of ADH is no longer available. As an alternative we propose the determination of copeptin (CT-pro-AVP).

Stability 7 days / 18-25°C; 7 days / 2-8°C; 4 months / -20°C
Duration 4 days
Method Time-resolved amplified cryptate emission (TRACE)
Price CHF 58.50
Tariff 58.50 TP
LA position 1067.00
Designation Vasopressin (ADH)
Executing laboratory External laboratory

Reference values

Value Sex
Reference range in Terms of serum osmolality: pmol/L f+m
:Osmolality CT-proAVP pmol/L f+m
:(mosmol/kg) (pmol/L) pmol/L f+m
:270 - 280 < 11.6 pmol/L f+m
:281 - 285 < 13.7 pmol/L f+m
:286 - 290 < 15.3 pmol/L f+m
:291 - 295 < 24.5 pmol/L f+m
:296 - 300 < 28.2 pmol/L f+m

Team of consultants

MD Uta Deus FMH General internal medicine, FAMH Specialist in laboratory medicine
FMH General internal medicine, FAMH Specialist in laboratory medicine T +41 61 486 13 68
PhD Maurus Curti FAMH Specialist in laboratory medicine
FAMH Specialist in laboratory medicine T +41 61 486 14 75
Dr. sc. nat. Corinne Ruppen FAMH Specialist in laboratory medicine, main field clinical chemistry
FAMH Specialist in laboratory medicine, main field clinical chemistry T +41 61 486 13 67
Dr. rer. nat. Kristina Vollmer FAMH Specialist in laboratory medicine, main field clinical chemistry
FAMH Specialist in laboratory medicine, main field clinical chemistry T +41 61 486 14 77