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Lithium Heparin Gel
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL Serum
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
BVH Lab:
Male: 0.61-1.24 mg/dl
Female: 0.44-1.03 mg/dL
BFT Lab:
Male: 0.7-1.3 mg/dL
Female: 0.6-1.2 mg/dL
AFCCC Lab:
Both: 0.6-1.3 mg/dL
Methodology
Rate Jaffe
CPT
82565