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Sex Hormone Binding Globulin

Methodology:

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay

Performed:

Daily

Analytical Time:

1 day

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin

Preferred Collection Container:

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

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

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

Collection Information:

Collect blood in a SST (Serum Separator) or Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator) tube. Red (No Additive) and Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin) tube is also acceptable.

Transport Information:

Centrifuge and aliquot 1.0 mL of serum or plasma 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.

0.3 mL of serum (approximately 0.6 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient's hematocrit)

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

7 days - Preferred

Frozen Stability:

12 months (one freeze thaw cycle)

Ambient Stability:

5 days

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin

Sunquest Order Code:

SEXHBG

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

LAB2710

CPT Code:

84270

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin

Modified:

6/23/2009 10:06:20 AM