Nursing Central: Haptoglobin

Haptoglobin

General

Synonym/Acronym:
Hapto, HP, Hp.

Common Use:
To assist in evaluating for intravascular hemolysis related to transfusion reactions, chronic liver disease, hemolytic anemias, and tissue inflammation or destruction.

Specimen:
Serum (1 mL) collected in a red- or tiger-top tube.

Normal Findings:
(Method: Immunoturbidimetric)

Age	Conventional Units	SI Units (Conventional Units × 0.01)
Newborn	5–48 mg/dL	0.05–0.48 g/L
6 mo–16 yr	25–138 mg/dL	0.25–1.38 g/L
Adult	15–200 mg/dL	0.15–2 g/L

Haptoglobin has been found in Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests

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