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Lactic Acid (Lactate)

Collection Requirements

Source: blood
Container(s):

  • Preferred: Sodium heparin green
  • Acceptable: Lithium heparin mint green
  • Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer

 

  • Acceptable: Sodium fluoride potassium oxalate gray
  • Volume: 3 mL minimum in vacutainer

Special Instructions

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

Turn Around Time

STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 2-4 hours

Availability

STAT
Routine

Lab Processing Instructions

Specimen: plasma
Spin, separate, and freeze if not tested immediately 

  • Specimens not received on ice must be spun within 15 minutes of collection
  • Specimens received on ice must be spun within 1 hour of collection 

Performing Laboratory

Adele Hall

Adele Hall Lab Section

Chemistry

Instrumentation/Methodology

Vitros

Reference Ranges

0.7 - 2.1 mmol/L

CPT

83605