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Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: 4.5 mL Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: N/A
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Plain Green Top Tube (Serum)
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Reference Range
| 0.0 - 0.99 | mg/dL | |
| Interpretive: | Low < 1 mg/L | |
| Cardiac Risk | Average 1.0 - 3.0 mg/L | |
| High > 3.0 mg/L |
Methodology
Immuno-Turbidimetry
CPT
86140
Test Alias
hsCRP
CRP