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Email: | mcl@mayo.edu |
Telephone: | 800-533-1710 |
International: | +1 855-379-3115 |
Values are valid only on day of printing. |
This test is not performed using chain of custody. For chain of custody testing order VLTBX / Volatile Screen, Chain of Custody, Blood.
Ethylene glycol requires a separate request. See ETGL / Ethylene Glycol, Serum.
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Grey top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride)
Acceptable: Any anticoagulant
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: Do not use alcohol to clean arm. Use alternatives such as Betadine to cleanse arm before collecting any specimen for volatile testing.
Gross hemolysis | OK |
Gross lipemia | Reject |
Gross icterus | OK |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Whole blood | Refrigerated (preferred) | 14 days | |
Frozen | 28 days | ||
Ambient | 24 hours |