Test Details
Test Name
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FOLATE, SERUM
Alternative Test Names
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FOLATE, SERUM, FOLIC ACID SERUM, VITAMIN B9, VITAMIN B9 SERUM
Code:
308
Test Overview
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Used to assess nutritional status, investigate anemia and evaluate alcoholic patients; also used in follow up of post-jejunoileal bypass surgery and in patients with intestinal blind-loop syndrome.
Test Preparation Instructions
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Collect after a 12 hour fast.