The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Gastrin
Order Code: GAST
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Adult preferred minimum: 4 mL red top or THREE 0.4 microtubes
Adult absolute minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Pediatric preferred minimum: 1.2 mL whole blood
Pediatric absolute minimum: 0.3 mL serum


Delivery Instructions:


Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.


Analytic Time:


4 days


Reference Range:


Patient fasting 10 hrs or more
0 - 100 pg/mL


Comments:


Serum must be separated from cells within 1 hour of collecting sample.  
Test cannot be added on to a sample greater than 2 hours.


Methodology:


Radioimmunoassay


CPT Code:


82941


 


See Additional Information:
Fasting Specimen Requirements
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery




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Updated: 04/30/2008

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