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Ceruloplasmin

Alias:

Copper Oxidase, Ferroxidase, Kayser-Fleischer Ring, Wilson's Disease

Methodology:

Turbidometric

Performed:

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

Analytical Time:

1 day

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Ceruloplasmin

Container/Tube Type:

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

Preferred Collection Container:

Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

Collection Information:

Fasting patient (4 hour preferred, nonfasting acceptable). Spin down and send 1 mL of serum frozen.

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.

0.2 mL

Remarks:

Remove serum from cells as soon as possible.

Unacceptable Conditions:

Specimens collected in EDTA tubes

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

3 days

Frozen Stability:

4 weeks

Ceruloplasmin

Sunquest Order Code:

CERULO

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

LAB703

CPT Code:

82390

Ceruloplasmin

Modified:

7/19/2016 9:33:23 AM