| Specimen: |
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Collect: |
One 7.5 mL SST
Also Acceptable
One 10 mL Red Top |
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Submit: |
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
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Special Handling: |
Separate aliquot required for each frozen test ordered Separate from cells ASAP |
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Rejection Criteria: |
Hemolyzed specimens Lipemic Samples Plasma |
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Stability: |
Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Quant Radioimmunoassay/Calculation |
| Performed: |
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday |
| Reported: |
3-6 Day(s) |
| CPT Codes: |
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| Interpretive Data: |
General Reference Range : 0-0.4 kronus/ml
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