Specimen:

Whole Blood

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

Preferred minimum adults:
   8 mls whole blood collected in two 6 ml pink EDTA tubes
    (need 4 mls plasma from collection)
Absolute minimum pediatric:
   4 mls whole blood collected in 6 ml pink EDTA tube
    (need 2 mls plasma from collection)
1.5 ml whole blood - Pediatrics

Delivery Instructions:

Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.  Critical frozen.

Analytic Time:

2 weeks

Reference Range:

By report

Comments:

Protect specimen from light.

Specimen must be delivered to Specimen Control so that it can be frozen 
within 15 minutes of time of collection.

Methodology:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) V Phase Extraction

CPT Code:

84591

See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery