Eye Drops, Serum
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Plain Red Top (NO GEL)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Plain Red Top (NO GEL)
Minimum Volume: Draw 13 Tubes
Lab Handling
- If the patient is at our CDS draw site; call the lab and let a processor know you are sending the blood to the Main Lab.
- Specimens need to clot for 30 minutes.
- Once serum is spun down, pipette serum into aliquot tubes. Ensure all aliquot tubes are labeled with a LIS label.
- If the patient presented to CDS, the processor will tube the serum back to CDS.
- If specimens are being processed at an offsite lab: process the specimens, give serum tubes to the patient, and discard original tubes. They do not need to be delivered to the Main Lab.