| Specimen: |
| |
Collect: |
Two 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
|
| |
Submit: |
4 mL (Min:2 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
|
| |
Special Handling: |
Critical Frozen Samples must be separated and frozen within 15 minutes |
| |
Rejection Criteria: |
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples Grossly Lipemic Samples Specimen not protected from light |
| |
Stability: |
Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Solid phase immunosorbent |
| Performed: |
Varies |
| Reported: |
7-12 Day(s) |
| CPT Codes: |
| 84591 - Vitamin, Not Otherwise Specified |
|
| Interpretive Data: |
General Reference Range : 0.50-8.45 mg/mL
|
|