Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. It plays a role in the processes of vision, bone formation, cholesterol synthesis and regeneration of epithelial cells, skin, hair and nails.
When do we do?
1. Suspected vitamin A deficiency – “night blindness”.
2. Vitamin A poisoning.
Test material: serum.
Preparation for the test: on an empty stomach (at least 8 hours).
The course of the study: one-time blood sampling from a vein in the arm.
Time to wait for the result: 1 Day.
Standard: 1,05-2,27 µmol/l (300-650 ng/ml).
Comments: indications for oral administration of vitamin A exist only in the case of its deficiency.