| Specimen: |
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Collect: |
One 7.5 mL SST
Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin) |
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Submit: |
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube. |
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Special Handling: |
Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature |
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Rejection Criteria: |
Grossly Lipemic Samples |
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Stability: |
Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Chemiluminescence |
| Performed: |
Mon-Fri |
| Reported: |
1-3 Day(s) |
| CPT Codes: |
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| Interpretive Data: |
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| Male Reference Ranges | | 0 - .09 | : | 0-70 pg/ml | | .09 - 6 month(s) | : | 0-26 pg/ml | | 6 month(s) - 9 year(s) | : | 0-22 pg/ml | | 9 - 18 year(s) | : | 0-35 pg/ml | | 18 - 150 year(s) | : | 0-56 pg/ml |
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| Female Reference Ranges | | 0 - .09 | : | 26-83 pg/ml | | .09 - 6 month(s) | : | 0-25 pg/ml | | 6 month(s) - 9 year(s) | : | 0-22 pg/ml | | 9 - 18 year(s) | : | 0-65 pg/ml | | 18 - 150 year(s) | : | SEE COMMENT pg/ml |
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