Specimen must arrive within 2 hours of draw.
Container/Tube: Light green-top (lithium heparin) gel tube-Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.
Specimen Volume: 2.5 mL of heparinized plasma
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collection Instructions: Spin down immediately. If there is a delay in transport of ≥2 hours, send specimen refrigerated.
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
<0.035 ng/mL
Acute myocardial infarction cut-off: >0.120 ng/mL
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
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