AST (SGOT)

Collection Requirements

Source: blood
Container(s):

Preferred: Lithium heparin mint green gel
Acceptable: Red or Red gel

Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer or 400 uL in microtainer

Turn Around Time

STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 2-4 hours

Availability

STAT
Routine

Lab Processing Instructions

Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate

Performing Laboratory

Adele Hall
Broadway
East
Kansas
Northland

Adele Hall Lab Section

Chemistry

Instrumentation/Methodology

Vitros

Reference Ranges

Age	Reference Range (U/L)
0-1 week	10 - 100
1 week - 2 years	20 - 77
>2 years	12 - 50

CPT

84450