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Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container(s):
- Preferred: Red gel
- Acceptable: Lithium heparin mint green gel
Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer or 400 uL in microtainer
Special Instructions
A.M. collections: collect between 4:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., record time on tube
Turn Around Time
1-2 hours
Availability
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: serum or plasma
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Chemistry
Instrumentation/Methodology
Immulite
Reference Ranges
A.M. sample 7 - 25 ug/dL
P.M. sample 2 - 9 ug/dL
CPT
82533