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

Adenosine Deaminase, RBC
Order Code: ADA
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Lavender top tube (EDTA) 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Pink top tube (EDTA sprayed), Green top tube (Na Heparin), Light Green 
top tube (Lithium Heparin)


Minimum:


Preferred minimum:  4 mL whole blood in a lavender top tube
Absolute minimum:  1 mL whole blood in a lavender top tube


Rejection Criteria:


Frozen specimens


Delivery Instructions:


Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.


Analytic Time:


5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory


Reference Range:


0.6-1.8 U/g Hb


Methodology:


Spectrophotometry


CPT Code:


84311




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Updated: 09/26/2007

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