| Methodology: |
Spectrophotometry
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| Performed: |
Sun, Tue-Sat
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| Reported: |
1-3 days
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| Specimen Required: |
Patient Prep: Fasting specimes preferred.
Collect: One 4 mL serum separator tube.
Storage/Transport Temperature: 3 mL serum, frozen. (Min: 1.1 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Amber Transport Tube.
Remarks: CRITICAL - Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipping. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.
Unacceptable Conditions: Ambient, refrigerated, icteric, or hemolyzed specimens.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 4 hours; Frozen: 1 month
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