PLEASE NOTE from 01/08/2012 lipoprotein electrophoresis is no longer performed in-house, specimens to be sent to referral laboratory. All requests for lipoprotein electrophoresis to be vetted by Duty Biochemist.
Ideally aim for 0.5 -0.8 mmol/L for maintainence/elderly patients and up to 1.2 mmol/L in acute mania. The BNF states a therapeutic range of 0.4 to 1.0 mmol/L 12 hours post dose.
Immunophenotyping of blood lymphocytes in childhood reference values for lymphocyte subpopulations. Cooman-Bitter WM, de Groot R et al. J paediatrics 1997,130 pp388-393