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Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge within 2 hours
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Gold Top (SST-Gel)
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Reference Range
|
Analyte |
Age |
Optimal |
Borderline High |
High |
Very High |
|
Triglyceride |
0-17 Years |
0-89 mg/dL |
90-129 mg/dL |
>129 mg/dL |
|
|
>18 Years |
0 – 149 mg/dL |
150-199 mg/dL |
200 – 499 mg/dL |
>499 mg/dL |
Methodology
Enzymatic
CPT
84478