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Container/Tube: EDTA (lavender top) or Pink top
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Draw blood in EDTA (lavender top) or Pink top tube(s) (Plasma gel tube is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 1 mL of plasma refrigerate in preservative-free plastic vial.
Hemolysis | NA |
Lipemia | NA |
Icterus | NA |
Other | Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST) |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Plasma EDTA | Refrigerated (preferred) | 30 days | |
Frozen | 120 days | ||
Ambient | 30 days |