| Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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| Performed: |
Varies
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| Reported: |
Within 16 days
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| Specimen Required: |
Collect: One 5 mL plain red. Also acceptable: green (sodium heparin, lithium heparin) or gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate). Draw between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
Transport: 3 mL serum or plasma, frozen. (Min: 1 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Unacceptable Conditions: Separator tubes.
Stability: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year
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