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Transferrin

Methodology:

Spectrophotometric

Performed:

Monday-Friday 8:00a to 10:00p
Saturday-Sunday 9:00a to 5:00p

Analytical Time:

2 hours

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Transferrin

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 (Heparin Plasma Separator Tube) or SST (Serum Separator) tube.

Transport Information:

Centrifuge and aliquot 1.0 mL or plasma or serum into a plastic transport vial. 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 serum or plasma (approximately 1.0 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Unacceptable Conditions:

Specimens collected in EDTA tubes

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

8 days - Preferred

Frozen Stability:

6 months

Ambient Stability:

8 days

Transferrin

Sunquest Order Code:

TRANSF

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

LAB133

CPT Code:

84466

Transferrin

Modified:

7/19/2016 9:33:23 AM