Container/Tube: Light green-top (lithium heparin) gel tube-or dark green (lithium heparin) non-gel
Specimen Volume: 3.0 mL of heparinized plasma
Transport Temperature: On Ice
Collection Instructions: Needs to be put on ice and spun down within 15 minutes of collection. If the non-gel tube is used, plasma must be transferred to pour off tube immediately folowing centrifugation. Forward promptly. If there is a delay in transport of ≥3 hours, send specimen frozen in plastic vial. Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.
Colorimetric, Bromphenol Blue
9-30 µmol/L
Critical value (automatic call-back): >60 µmol/L
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
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