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Last Updated: December 4, 2023 @ 10:13 am
2272	Myoglobin
Specimen:	Collect:	One SST Also Acceptable: One Green Top (Li Heparin) One Lavender (EDTA) One Red Top
	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 Separate from cells ASAP For patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (>5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
	Rejection Criteria:	Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
	Stability:	Ambient: 8 Day(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 12 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology:	Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay
Performed:	Sun-Sat
Reported:	1-2 Day(s)
CPT Codes:	83874
Interpretive Data:	General Reference Range : 25-72 ng/ml Male Reference Ranges 0 - 150 year(s) : 28-72 ng/ml Female Reference Ranges 0 - 150 year(s) : 25-58 ng/ml Biotin in specimens taken from patients on high-dose biotin therapy or supplements may intefere with this test and cause inaccurate test results. It is recommended that for patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (> 5 mg/day), no laboratory test specimen should be collected until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
Components:	2272 - MYOGLOBIN

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