2326 Immunoglobulin A

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)

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.

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Fasting Specimen is Preferred
Separate from cells ASAP
State Age

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Turbidimetric

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82784

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 66-433 mg/dL

Male Reference Ranges
0 - 1 year(s)	:	19-114 mg/dL
1 - 2 year(s)	:	24-133 mg/dL
2 - 3 year(s)	:	30-171 mg/dL
3 - 4 year(s)	:	34-208 mg/dL
4 - 5 year(s)	:	43-237 mg/dL
5 - 6 year(s)	:	49-264 mg/dL
6 - 7 year(s)	:	51-285 mg/dL
7 - 8 year(s)	:	56-304 mg/dL
8 - 9 year(s)	:	61-323 mg/dL
9 - 10 year(s)	:	66-392 mg/dL
10 - 11 year(s)	:	70-360 mg/dL
11 - 12 year(s)	:	72-379 mg/dL
12 - 13 year(s)	:	74-398 mg/dL
13 - 14 year(s)	:	76-417 mg/dL
14 - 15 year(s)	:	77-436 mg/dL
15 - 150 year(s)	:	66-433 mg/dL

Female Reference Ranges
0 - 1 year(s)	:	17-105 mg/dL
1 - 2 year(s)	:	20-122 mg/dL
2 - 3 year(s)	:	24-157 mg/dL
3 - 4 year(s)	:	29-192 mg/dL
4 - 5 year(s)	:	36-218 mg/dL
5 - 6 year(s)	:	42-242 mg/dL
6 - 7 year(s)	:	44-261 mg/dL
7 - 8 year(s)	:	48-279 mg/dL
8 - 9 year(s)	:	52-296 mg/dL
9 - 10 year(s)	:	56-314 mg/dL
10 - 11 year(s)	:	60-331 mg/dL
11 - 12 year(s)	:	61-349 mg/dL
12 - 13 year(s)	:	63-366 mg/dL
13 - 14 year(s)	:	64-383 mg/dL
14 - 15 year(s)	:	66-401 mg/dL
15 - 150 year(s)	:	66-433 mg/dL