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Values are valid only on day of printing. |
Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s). (Serum gel tube is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerate in a preservative-free plastic vial.
Hemolysis | NA |
Lipemia | NA |
Icterus | NA |
Other | Serum gel tube (SST) |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Serum Red | Refrigerated (preferred) | 14 days | |
Frozen | 120 days | ||
Ambient | 14 days |