| Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography
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| Performed: |
Sun, Tue-Sat
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| Reported: |
1-4 days
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| Specimen Required: |
Patient Prep: 12 hour fast and no alcohol 24 hours prior to collection.
Collect: One 4 mL green (sodium or lithium heparin) or serum separator tube. Also acceptable: lavender or pink (K2EDTA).
Storage/Transport Temperature: 1 mL plasma or serum, 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Amber Transport Tube. Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment.
Remarks: Draw specimen following an overnight (12-hour) fast. Patient should not consume alcohol for one day prior to blood draw. Avoid hemolysis. Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 1 year (-20°C)
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