ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

0080521: Vitamin E, Serum or Plasma

Test Mnemonic: VIT E
Methodology: High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Performed: Sun, Tue-Sat

Reported: 1-4 days

Specimen Required:  
Collect: One 4 mL green (sodium or lithium heparin) or SST.

Transport: 1 mL plasma or serum, 2-8°C. (Min: 0.3 mL)  Submit specimen in an ARUP Amber Transport Tube.  Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment.

Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.2 mL plasma or serum, 2-8°C.  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: After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 1 year (-20°C)

Reference Interval:
 
Test Number Components Reference Interval
 Vitamin E (a-Tocopherol)  
 
Age Reference Interval
0-1 month
2-5 months
6 months-1 year
2-12 years
13 years and older 		1.0-3.5 mg/L
2.0-6.0 mg/L
3.5-8.0 mg/L
5.5-9.0 mg/L
5.5-18.0 mg/L
 Vitamin E (g-Tocopherol)  0-6.0 mg/L

CPT Code(s):
84446