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Grey Potassium Oxalate

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: Grey Potassium Oxalate
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions:
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage

Reference Range

0 Min-4 hours: 41-60 mg/dL
4 hours- 1 Day: 46-60 mg/dL
1 Day-2 months: 51-90 mg/dL
2 months-16 Years: 60-99 mg/dL
> 16 Years: 70-99 mg/dL

Methodology

O2 Depletion

CPT

82947