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Lithium Heparin Gel
Pediatric Draw (must be filled to the 2nd yellow line, 600µL)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL serum/plasma
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 16 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: 75 days
Reference Range
BVH Lab:
<0.50 ng/mL
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT
84145