Clinical Chemistry
Leading edge pathology conducted by a dedicated team of highly trained, skilled and specialised scientists
Clinical Chemistry
Our experienced team provide a wide range of routine and specialist chemistry testing including toxicology. We provide a specialist service for the assay of a variety of steroid and peptide hormones, biogenic amines, bone markers and trace metals. We provide scientific expertise in support of the national Choriocarcinoma Screening Service. Our Toxicology team provides forensic and non-forensic toxicology services to a significant number of coroners across the UK.
If you would like to know more about how we can help you, please contact us by telephone on 0114 271 4716 or email us at sth.labmed@nhs.net
Department Specific Tests
25-Hydroxy Vitamin D (Vitamin D)
5-Hydroxyindole Acetic Acid, 5HIAA (Urine)
7-Dehydrocholesterol (Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome)
Alanine Transaminase (ALT SGPT)
Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes
Amitriptyline and Nortriptyline
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE)
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, SGOT)
Assays for Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Vancomycin and Teicoplanin
Bile Acids (3a-hydroxy bile acids)
Bilirubin (Total, Conjugated (Direct) )
Bone Alkaline Phosphatase (Bone ALP)
Catecholamines ( Adrenaline, Noradrenaline and Dopamine)
Cyclosporin/Ciclosporin (CYA, CSA)
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate (DHEAS)
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Galactosaemia screen (Galactose -1- phosphate uridyl transferase)
Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)
Glycosaminoglycans (Mucopolysaccharides, MPS)
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-1)
Intermediary Metabolites (Free Fatty Acids, 3-hydroxybutyrate)
Iron, TIBC, Transferrin Saturation, Iron Profile
Lipids (Cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL)
Methylmalonate (urine or plasma)
Phytosterols ( inc. sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol )
Porphobilinogen (PBG) in Urine: Acute Porphyria
Protein (urine):- Protein:creatinine ratio (PCR) or 24 hour urine protein
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Total Procollagen Type-1 N-Terminal Propeptide/Procollagen Extension Peptide (P1NP)
Toxicology / Drug Screen in Suspected Poisoning
Trimethylamine and Oxide (Fish Odour Syndrome)