ACTH Level

Collection Requirements

Source: blood
Container: EDTA lavender (Pre chill tube)
Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer

Place on ice and send to the lab immediately
Must be processed within 15 minutes of collection

2-3 hours

Routine

Specimen: plasma

Adele Hall: Spin, separate, and freeze if testing will not be completed within 2 hours of processing

Offsites: Spin, separate, and freeze

Adele Hall

Chemistry

Immulite

Results determined by assays using different methodologies and/or manufacturers may not be comparable

<46 pg/mL

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