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Vitamin E

Alias:

Alpha-tocopherol

Methodology:

HPLC

Performed:

Twice weekly

Analytical Time:

2-3 days

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Vitamin E

Preferred Collection Container:

Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Red (No Additive)

Collection Information:

Collect blood in a Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)or SST (Serum Separator) tube. Protect sample from light.

Transport Information:

Centrifuge and aliquot 1.0 mL of serum/plasma into an amber plastic transport vial. Protect from light. Send refrigerated.

Minimum Sample Volume: Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

0.5 mL of serum/plasma (approximately 1.0 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Remarks:

Protect the samples from excessive exposure to direct sunlight

Stability Comments:

Stability limits apply as long as specimen is protected from light.

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

7 days - Preferred

Frozen Stability:

30 days

Vitamin E

Sunquest Order Code:

VITE

Epic Number: The test code used to identify this assay in Epic

LAB130

CPT Code:

84446

Vitamin E

Modified:

10/10/2009 9:13:07 PM