Specimen must arrive within 2 hours of draw.
Container/Tube: Serum gel tube-Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.
Specimen Volume: 2.5 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 ≥2 hours, send specimen refrigerated.
Includes protein, total and protein electrophoresis.
PROTEIN, TOTAL
6.0-8.0 g/dL
PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS
Albumin: 54.5-65.9%
Alpha-1-globulin: 1.9-3.6%
Alpha-2-globulin: 8.9-14.2%
Beta-globulin: 7.8-15.2%
Gamma-globulin: 9.8-17.9%
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
84155 - protein, total
84165 - electrophoresis, protein