Specimen must arrive within 1 hour of draw.
Container/Tube: Serum gel tube
Specimen Volume: 5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collection Instructions: Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes. Spin specimen in centrifuge. If there is a delay in transport of ≥1 hour, send specimen refrigerated. If there is a delay in transport of ≥24 hours, remove serum from gel tube(s) and send frozen in plastic vial.
Enzyme-Multiplied Immunoassay Technique (EMIT®)
0.0-6.0 µg/mL
Critical value (automatic call-back): >10 µg/mL
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
80200