Fluid Cell Count Bronchioalveolar Lavage (BAL)
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Lavender EDTA Tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Lavender EDTA Tube
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 4 hrs
Refrigerate: 24hours
Reference Range
No reference ranges provided for BAL specimens
Methodology
Manual: Hemocytometer